Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies

Edited by: Donald Kuiken and Arthur M. Jacobs

In the series De Gruyter Reference

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110645958

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About this book

This handbook reviews efforts to increase the use of empirical methods in studies of the aesthetic and social effects of literary reading. The reviewed research is expansive, including extension of familiar theoretical models to novel domains (e.g., educational settings); enlarging empirical efforts within under-represented research areas (e.g., child development); and broadening the range of applicable quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., computational stylistics; phenomenological methods). Especially challenging is articulation of the subtle aesthetic and social effects of literary artefacts (e.g., poetry, film). Increasingly, the complexity of these effects is addressed in multi-variate studies, including confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. While each chapter touches upon the historical background of a specific research topic, two chapters address the area’s historical background and guiding philosophical assumptions. Taken together, the material in this volume provides a systematic introduction to the area for early career professionals, while challenging active researchers to develop theoretical frameworks and empirical procedures that match the complexity of their research objectives.

Author information

Don Kuiken, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Arthur M. Jacobs, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction: Reflections and Prognoses Don Kuiken and Arthur M. Jacobs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section I: Modes of Textual Representation
Sound Shape and Sound Effects of Literary Texts Stefan Blohm, Maria Kraxenberger, Christine A. Knoop and Mathias Scharinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Contextual Meaning-Making in Reading: The Role of Affect Jana Lüdtke, Johanna K. Kaakinen and Arthur M. Jacobs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Mental Simulation during Literary Reading Marloes Mak and Roel M. Willems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Constructing Mental Models in Literary Reading: The Role of Interpretive Inferences Kathryn S. McCarthy, Joseph P. Magliano, Sarah R. Levine, Andrew Elfenbein and William S. Horton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Section II: The Form and Function of Literariness
Empirical Studies of Poetic Metaphor Joseph Glicksohn and Chanita Goodblatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Foregrounding Willie van Peer, Paul Sopčák, Davide Castiglione, Olivia Fialho, Arthur M. Jacobs and Frank Hakemulder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
The Psychological and Social Effects of Literariness: Formal Features and Paratextual Information Markus Appel, David Hanauer, Hans Hoeken, Kobie van Krieken, Tobias Richter and José Sanders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Section III: Social Effects of Literary Reading
Children’s Reading for Pleasure with Digital Books Natalia Kucirkova and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Stories and Their Role in Social Cognition Jessica E. Black, Jennifer L. Barnes, Keith Oatley, Diana I. Tamir, David Dodell-Feder, Tobias Richter and Raymond A. Mar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Character Engagement and Identification Rebecca Riva Tukachinsky Forster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Section IV: Narrative Engagement and Experiential Depth
Narrative Absorption: An Overview Moniek M. Kuijpers, Shawn Douglas and Katalin Bálint Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Openness, Reflective Engagement, and Self-Altering Literary Reading Don Kuiken and Paul Sopčák Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Meaningful Responses to Narrative Digital Media: Research from a Media Psychology Perspective Mary Beth Oliver, Ryan RuiYang Tan and Olivia S. Reed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Audience Reception of Tragic Entertainment and the Value of Cathartic Reflection Guan Soon Khoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Section V: Enhanced Social Well-Being
Literary Reading and Mental Wellbeing Josie Billington and Mette Steenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Poetic Writing Research: The History, Methods, and Outcomes of Poetic (Auto) Ethnography David Hanauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
Section VI: History, Theory, and Empirical Methods
Computational Stylistics J. Berenike Herrmann, Arthur M. Jacobs and Andrew Piper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
Philosophy of Science, Methodology, and Theory Development in Empirical Studies of Literary Experience Mark J. Bruhn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487
The History of the Empirical Study of Literature from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century Massimo Salgaro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	515
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	543
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	547
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	555

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of cognitive poetics, experimental aesthetics, literary theory, philosophical aesthetics, educational psychology
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 581
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Literary stylistics; literary aesthetics; experimental aesthetics; literary theory

eBook

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110645958

Hardcover

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110626582