Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies

Donald Kuiken, Arthur M. Jacobs

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9783110644784
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

This handbook reviews efforts to increase the use of empirical methods in studies of the aesthetic and social effects of literary reading. The reviewed research is expansive, including extension of familiar theoretical models to novel domains (e.g., educational settings); enlarging empirical efforts within under-represented research areas (e.g., child development); and broadening the range of applicable quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., computational stylistics; phenomenological methods). Especially challenging is articulation of the subtle aesthetic and social effects of literary artefacts (e.g., poetry, film). Increasingly, the complexity of these effects is addressed in multi-variate studies, including confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. While each chapter touches upon the historical background of a specific research topic, two chapters address the area's historical background and guiding philosophical assumptions. Taken together, the material in this volume provides a systematic introduction to the area for early career professionals, while challenging active researchers to develop theoretical frameworks and empirical procedures that match the complexity of their research objectives.

Person Index

A

• Aare, C. 1
• Aaron, D. 1
• Abbott, R. D. 1
• Abbott, S. P. 1
• Abdoun, O. 1, 2
• Abuelwafa, S. 1
• Acker, A. 1
• Addington, A. 1
• Addis, D. 1, 2
• Adolphs, R. 1
• Adrian, J. E. 1
• Afflerbach, P. 1, 2
• Agarwal, R. 1
• Agauas, S. J. 1
• Aili, H. 1
• Aisenman, R. 1
• Akhter, P. 1
• Albers, S. 1, 2
• Albrecht, A. 1
• Albrecht, J. E. 1, 2
• Alexander, M. 1
• Alexander, P. 1, 2, 3
• Algee-Hewitt, M. 1, 2, 3
• Algoe, S. B. 1, 2
• Alharbi, L. 1
• Allen, L. K....

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction: Reflections and Prognoses
• Section I: Modes of Textual Representation
• Section II: The Form and Function of Literariness
• Section III: Social Effects of Literary Reading
• Section IV: Narrative Engagement and Experiential Depth
• Section V: Enhanced Social Well-Being
• Section VI: History, Theory, and Empirical Methods
• Contributors
• Subject Index
• Person Index