Cognitive aspects of literature

Authors

  • Axel Gellhaus RWTH-Aachen; Germanistisches Institut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-88372012000100002

Keywords:

Literature, Cognition, Theory of Literature

Abstract

The article presentes theoretical questions to be further developed in future research about the cognitive aspects of literature. The author considers the literary text to have a specific cognitive function that differs from the conceptual and abstract thinking and offers to the readership models for human actions and for the perception of the world.

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Published

2012-07-01

Issue

Section

Literatura/ Cultura - Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaft

How to Cite

GELLHAUS, Axel. Cognitive aspects of literature . Pandaemonium Germanicum, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 15, n. 19, p. 1–16, 2012. DOI: 10.1590/S1982-88372012000100002. Disponível em: https://journals.usp.br/pg/article/view/39794.. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2024.