{"product_id":"neural-sublime-alan-richardson-9780801894534","title":"Neural Sublime: Cognitive Theories and Romantic Texts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2011 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in Literature and Fine Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Neural Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e brings recent work in cognitive neuroscience to bear on some famously vexed issues in British Romantic studies. In exciting and unprecedented ways, Alan Richardson demonstrates how developments in the neurosciences can transform the study of literary history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichardson presents six exemplary studies, each exploring a different intersection of Romanticism and the sciences of the mind and brain: the experience of the sublime and the neuroscience of illusion; the Romantic imagination and visual imaging; the figure of apostrophe and linguistic theory; fictional representations of the mind and \"theory of mind\" theory; depictions of sibling incest and neo-Darwinian theories of mental behavior; and representations of female speech and cognitive developmental psychology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichardson's insightful analysis opens fresh perspectives on British Romanticism, pointing scholars to new developments in cognitive literary studies. He combines elements of new historicist analysis with original--and much-needed--models for understanding language, subjectivity, and social behavior. Far from signaling a departure from the prevalent critical approaches of new historicism, Richardson argues, cognitive theory presents an essential complement to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Neural Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e features an array of cognitive and neuroscientific approaches, providing an engaging and readable introduction to the emergent field of cognitive literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801894530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801894534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 263","brand":"Alan Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153117360383,"sku":"9780801894534","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_361e2982-57e1-439f-ab51-586a3feeb623.jpg?v=1770781402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neural-sublime-alan-richardson-9780801894534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}