This work seeks to chart what happens in the embodied minds of engaged readers when they read literature. Despite the recent stylistic, linguistic, and cognitiv

This theoretical and empirical study explores what happens in the minds of engaged readers when they read literature. It considers the roles that the text, the

This book brings together researchers with cognitive-scientific and literary backgrounds to present innovative research in all three variations on the possible

Contributors to this book argue that we should study the brain basis of language as used in our daily lives.

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 emot