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Elements of Surprise
Elements of Surprise opens with an novel but narrow focus: how a particular cognitive bias, the "curse of knowledge," underwrites stories that rely on what it calls "well-made surprise," as seen in (for example) classic detective fiction--that is, surprises in novels, films, television, and plays that set us up to be fooled in ways we find pleasing and satisfying. But from there, the book expands its reach. At its core, "cursed" thinking underlies almost everything people write, say, and think about both other people and our own pasts. The more information we have about something, and the more experience we have with it, the harder it is to step outside that experience. What unfolds is both a fresh approach to mental heuristics and biases and an ambitious work of cognitive literary criticism. Elements of Surprise provides a new and exciting way of thinking about the mechanics of narrative, explored through thoughtful readings of classic, popular, and obscure texts.--
The Photo Transfer Handbook
Anything that can be photocopied or printed on a computer printer can be transferred to fabric. So get out your favorite photograph, letter, child’s drawing, flowers from your garden, the final payment on your house, or a favorite piece of needlework — and learn the techniques for stitching a beautiful keepsake! The process is fun and EASY. Learn techniques that use a color laser photocopier or a computer printer. Step-by-step instructions for 4 projects, including a pillow, a wallhanging, and 2 quilts. Exciting color photos of quilts, clothing, and other fabric projects provide additional creative inspiration. Information on products and sources.
Viewpoint in Language
This volume provides a new understanding of the role and structure of viewpoint in cognition and communication.
Meaning, Form, and Body
Meaning, Form, and Body brings together renowned figures in the field of cognitive linguistics to discuss two related research areas in the study of linguistics: the integration of form and meaning and language and the human body. Among the numerous topics discussed are grammatical constructions, conceptual integration, and gesture.
Textual Choices in Discourse
"The selection of papers presented here was originally published in 2010 as a special issue (3.2) of the journal English Text Construction."
Romanticism and the Emotions
The first essay collection to examine emotion across the span of Romantic literature and thought, in light of new scholarship.
Writing the Mind
Novels are often said to help us understand how others think—especially when those others are profoundly different from us. When interpreting a character's behavior, readers are believed to make use of "Theory of Mind," the general human capacity to attribute mental states to other people. In many well-known nineteenth-century American novels, however, characters behave in ways that are opaque to readers, other characters, and even themselves, undermining efforts to explain their actions in terms of mental states like beliefs and intentions. Writing the Mind dives into these unintelligible moments to map the weaknesses of Theory of Mind and explore alternative frameworks for interpreting b...
Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative
In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. Harding argues that when deployed in literary narrative, these forms have narrative functions—such as the depiction of conscious experiences, allegorical meanings, and alternative plots—uniquely developed by these more visible figures of speech. Metaphors, by contrast, are often "invisible" in the formal structure of a text. With a solid cognitive grounding, Harding’s approach emphasizes the relationship between figurative forms and narrative effects. Harding demonstrates the literary functions of previously neglected figures of speech, and the potential for a unified approach to a topic that crosses cognitive disciplines. Her work has implications for the rhetorical approach to figures of speech, for cognitive disciplines, and for the studies of literature, rhetoric, and narrative.
