The Neural Sublime

Download or read book The Neural Sublime written by Alan Richardson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alan Richardson is an acknowledged pioneer in cognitive approaches to literature. His command of Romantic literature, the history of ideas of the Romantic era, and contemporary cognitive research is authoritative. In The Neural Sublime, he expands on his previous groundbreaking work in cognitive historicism by applying contemporary neuroscience to Romantic-era works."---Nancy Easterlin, University of New Orleans --Book Jacket.