Narrative, Perception, and the Embodied Mind : Towards a Neuro-narratology

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Narrative, Perception, and the Embodied MindTowards a Neuro-narratology\nAuthor(s): Lilla Farmasi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032152769, 978-1032152769\nSynopsis\nThis book encourages cross-disciplinary dialogues toward introducing a new framework for neuro-narratology, expanding on established theory within cognitive narratology to more fully encompass the different faculties involved in the reading process. \n\nTo investigate narrative cognition, the book traces the ways in which cognitive patterns of embodiment and the neural connections that comprise them in the reading process are translated into patterns in narrative fiction. Drawing theories of episodic memories and nonvisual perception of space, Farmasi draws on theories of episodic memories and nonvisual perception of space in analyzing a range of narratives from twentieth century prose. The first set of analyses shines a light on perception and .