Lewis Carroll's "Alice" and Cognitive Narratology: Author, Reader and Characters

Francesca Arnavas

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Lewis Carroll's "Alice" and Cognitive Narratology

Author, Reader and Characters

Francesca Arnavas

Volume 73 in the series Narratologia

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110689273

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About this book

We live in an age that is witnessing a growing interest in narrative studies, cognitive neuroscientific tools, mind studies and artificial intelligence hypotheses. This book therefore aims to expand the exegesis of Carroll's "Alice" books, aligning them with the current intellectual environment. The theoretical force of this volume lies in the successful encounter between a great book (and all its polysemous ramifications) and a new interpretative point of view, powerful enough to provide a new original contribution, but well grounded enough not to distort the text itself. Moreover, this book is one of the first to offer a complete, thorough analysis of one single text through the theoretical lens of cognitive narratology, and not just as a series of brief examples embedded within a more general discussion. It emphasises in a more direct, effective way the actual novelty and usefulness of the dialogue established between narrative theory and the cognitive sciences. It links specific concepts elaborated in the theory of cognitive narratology with the analysis of the "Alice" books, helping in this way to discuss, question and extend the concepts themselves, opening up new interpretations and practical methods.

Author / Editor information

Francesca Arnavas, University of Tartu, Estonia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Quotations in Headings Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Preface. Pictures and Conversations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Chapter 1. Why the Alices? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Virtual Alice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 3. Mirrored Alice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 4. Emotional Alice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Chapter 5. Unnatural Alice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Cognitive Narratology, Victorian Literature, Carrollian Studies, Unnatural Narratology
Pages
- Front matter: 21
- Main content: 203
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Coloured Illustrations: 21
Keywords: Alice Books; Cognitive Narratology; Lewis Carroll; Unnatural Narratology

eBook

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9783110689273

Hardcover

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9783110689075

Paperback

Published: December 19, 2022
ISBN: 9783111104065