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 C. 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. Patrick Colm Hogan is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, USA.
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