nam a22 c 4500 lal.11/439010308 nljbp 250625053803.8 cr ||||||||||| 241222s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2011044819 9789027274939 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P302.5 801/.95 23 CFG bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Claassen, Eefje author Author Representations in Literary Reading Eefje Claassen Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (ix, 272 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Linguistic Approaches to Literature 1569-3112 11 Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Author inferences in thinking aloud -- 3. Reading as joint pretence -- 4. On-line measurement of author inferences through affective priming I -- 5. On-line measurement of author inferences through affective priming II -- 6. Looking back and forward Author Representations in Literary Reading investigates the role of the author in the mind of the reader. It is the first book-length empirical study on generated author inferences by readers of literature. It bridges the gap between theories which hold that the author is irrelevant and those that give him prominence. By combining insights and methods from both cognitive psychology and literary theory, this book contributes to a better understanding of how readers process literary texts and what role their assumptions about an author play. A series of experiments demonstrate that readers generate author inferences during the process of reading, which they use to create an image of the text’s author. The findings suggest that interpretations about the author play a pivotal role in the literary reading process. This book is relevant to scholars and students in all areas of the cognitive sciences, including literary studies and psychology. Provided by publisher. Discourse studies Pragmatics Theoretical linguistics Theoretical literature & literary studies Claassen, Eefje author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 9789027233455 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/lal.11 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027274939