Neurocognitive interpretations of Australian literature : criticism in the age of neuroawareness / Jean-François Vernay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vernay, Jean-François, author.

Series:

Routledge focus on literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australian literature--History and criticism.

Australian literature.

Australian literature--Psychological aspects.

Philosophy of mind in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 143 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

"This book eclectically brings together a wide gamut of cognitive concepts and literary genres at the intersection of Australian literary studies and cognitive literary studies in the first single-author volume of its kind"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Cognition and Literary Culture

1. Up for a Cha(lle)nge? A Case for Cognitive Australian Literary Studies

2. Do Judge a Book by Its Cover! Attraction and Attachment in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief

pt. II Cognition and the Mind

3. Gazing Inward and Outward: (Trans)Formation in C.J. Koch's Bildungsroman Protagonists and Readers

4. Australian High-Functioning ASD Fiction in the Age of Neurodiversity: Graeme Simsion's Rosie Trilogy

pt. III Cognition and the Body

5. The Erotics of Writing and Reading Australian Fiction: Linda Jaivin, Frank Moorhouse, and John Purcell's Art of Dealing with Dirt

6. Brains in Pain and Coping Bodies: Trauma, Scars, Wounds, and the Mind-Body Relationship in Western Australia Aboriginal Literature

pt. IV Cognition and Emotions

7. Angry Gay Men: Rage, Race, and Reward in Contemporary Australian Advocacy Fiction

8. No Time for Outrage? The Demidenko Affair: Literary Representations, Criticism, and Moral Emotions in The Hand That Signed the Paper.

Notes:

"Routledge Focus"--from cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780367751982

0367751984

9781032078533

1032078537

OCLC:

1243966259