Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies

• Other Authors: Kuiken, Donald / Jacobs (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
• Series: De Gruyter Reference
• Subjects: General studies; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literature: history & criticism; Literary stylistics; literary aesthetics; experimental aesthetics; literary theory
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...