Mind the Text! Neurohermeneutics for Suspicious Readers

Renata Gambino, Grazia Pulvirenti (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0760-5 (ISBN)

Infos

At the convergence of human studies, biocultural and neuroscientific research, this book offers unprecedented insights into the interpretation of literary texts. It presents the neurohermeneutics of suspicion—a bold, innovative approach illuminating the intricate bond between literature and the human mind. Embracing ambiguity as a hallmark of literature, readers are encouraged to adopt a suspicious stance to unearth the complex, multilayered and dynamic nature of literary texts, thereby fully engaging their imagination and their embodied, emotional and imaginative faculties. Our exploration navigates the crossroads of language, thought, culture, and biology, delving into hidden layers of meaning within literary texts. This transformative exploration not only redefines literary scholarship but also offers lay readers a dynamic, immersive reading experience. Ultimately, this book aims to ignite curiosity, suspense, and surprise, transforming the act of reading into a creative and engaging journey through the depths of the human mind and aesthetic experiences.

Autor

Renata Gambino, a distinguished professor of German Studies at the University of Catania, Italy, directs the NewHums - Interdisciplinary Research Center in Neurocognitive and Human Studies. She has collaborated internationally on pedagogical innovation in higher education and the study of the reading process. Her research intersects literature and neurocognitive sciences, focusing on 18th-century studies, literary anthropology, and visual culture, with numerous publications in journals such as Weimarer Beiträge and Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience.Grazia Pulvirenti, a renowned scholar in German Studies and Neurohermeneutics at the University of Catania, is a Visiting Professor at the UCL and the Warburg Institute. She presides over the Lamberto Puggelli Foundation Onlus and is a co-founder of the NeuroHumanitieStudies Network and NewHums Research Centre. Pulvirenti's extensive research spans German literature, neurohermeneutics, neuroaesthetics, embodiment, emotions, and imagination, theatre and poetics, with significant publications in many relevant international journals like Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience and Kleist-Jahrbuch.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.08.2024
• Verlagsort: Newcastle upon Tyne
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 212 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-0364-0760-8 / 1036407608
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0364-0760-5 / 9781036407605
• Zustand: Neuware