Literature and Emotion

By Patrick Colm Hogan

Book Overview

Literature and Emotion not only provides a defining overview of the field but also engages with emerging trends. Answering key questions such as 'What is emotion?' and 'Why emotion and literature today?, ' Patrick Colm Hogan presents a clear and accessible introduction to this exciting topic. Readers should come away from the book with a systematic understanding of recent research on and theorization of emotion, knowledge of the way affective science has impacted literary study, and a sense of how to apply that understanding and knowledge to literary works.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138185213
• ISBN13: 9781138185210
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"