Literature and Emotion

Literature and Emotion not only provides a defining overview of the field but also engages with emerging trends. Answering key questions such as �What is emotion?� and �Why emotion and literature today?,� Patrick Colm Hogan presents a clear and accessible introduction to this exciting topic. Readers should come away from the book with a systematic understanding of recent research on and theorization of emotion, knowledge of the way affective science has impacted literary study, and a sense of how to apply that understanding and knowledge to literary works.