Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general reader as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors H. Porter Abbott, Patrick Colm Hogan, Suzanne Keen, Herbert Lindenberger, Lisa Zunshine, Katja Mellman, Lalita Pandit Hogan, Klarina Priborkin, Javier Gutierrez-Rexach, Ellen Spolsky, and Richard Walsh. Among the works analyzed are plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how music, art, literature, and film work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected. Finally, while each of the essays is unique in style and methodological approach, together they show the way toward a unified knowledge of artistic creativity.

Brings together cutting-edge research to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena

About the Author
Frederick Luis Aldama is Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor of English and University Distinguished Scholar at the Ohio State University, where he founded and directs LASER/Latino and Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research. His many books include Analyzing World Fiction: New Horizons in Narrative Theory, Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez, and Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts.


Book Information
ISBN 9780292721579
Author Frederick Luis Aldama
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Weight(grams) 681g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm