To appreciate how and why America's first best-sellers so gripped the American soul, current readers need to recapture the era's cognitive paradigm. In Beyond Understanding, Dr. Henning introduces us to the nineteenth-century mind, influenced, in large part, by eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher, theologian, and rhetorician, George Campbell.
Reading feminine fifties works in light of Campbell's faculty psychology helps reveal why this fiction so inspired its original readers; further, acknowledging and reevaluating marginalized reading methods supports an expanding literary canon. Finally, revisiting Campbell's philosophy of rhetoric encourages current lovers of discourse to experience literature and life holistically - beyond understanding.
| ISBN: | 9780820428611 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 1996 |
| Author: | Martha L Henning |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 205 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Social and cultural history Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints Cognition and cognitive psychology |
To appreciate how and why America's first best-sellers so gripped the American soul, current readers need to recapture the era's cognitive paradigm. In Beyond Understanding, Dr.
Beyond Understanding features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Cognition and cognitive psychology
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Beyond Understanding was written by Martha L Henning and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
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