Toward Apperception Theory. A Cognitive Approach to the Fantastic as Linkage. Definition and Examples from Edgar Allan Poe.
I present here a new theory concerning fantastic literature--which I have called apperception theory--by connecting two distinct scientific dialogues. Taking into account research in recent decades in the epistemology of complexity, cognitive science and Cognitive Literary Studies--embodied simulati...
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Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=190427074&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 190427074 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 02106124 VSM jtl: Atlantis (0210-6124) issn: 02106124 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 47 iid: 2 pid: 19799 pub: Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos artinfo: ui: 190427074 10.28914/Atlantis-2025-47.2.16 ppf: 199 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.7MB tig: atl: Toward Apperception Theory. A Cognitive Approach to the Fantastic as Linkage. Definition and Examples from Edgar Allan Poe. aug: au: REMORINI, PAOLO affil: Teaches Italian Language and Culture and Spanish and Latin American Literature at the Center for Modern Languages of the University of Granada su: Cognitive science Fantasy literature Narration Literary criticism Gothic fiction (Literary genre) Literary theory Intersubjectivity Literary form Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 sug: subj: Cognitive science Fantasy literature Narration Literary criticism Gothic fiction (Literary genre) Literary theory Intersubjectivity Literary form Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 keyword: apperception theory cognitive literary studies Edgar Allan Poe embodied simulation fantastic literature estudios literarios cognitivos literatura fantástica simulación encarnada teoría de las apercepciones ab: I present here a new theory concerning fantastic literature--which I have called apperception theory--by connecting two distinct scientific dialogues. Taking into account research in recent decades in the epistemology of complexity, cognitive science and Cognitive Literary Studies--embodied simulation, mirror neurons, intersubjectivity--I define the fantastic as the linkage that can emerge from a modification of our linguistic, narrative and paradigmatic apperceptions either as an anomaly or through the alteration or transgression of at least one of the cognitive levels that operate in any narrative experience. Therefore, I offer an interpretive alternative in the polarised debate between the fantastic as a literary genre (Todorov 1970) and the fantastic as a narrative mode (Bessière 1973). Also, through the analysis of specific stories by Edgar Allan Poe, I develop an analytic model to identify the degree and depth of fantastic linkages that emerge from apperceptive connections. Presento aquí una nueva teoría relativa a la literatura fantástica--denominada teoría de las apercepciones--conectando dos diálogos científicos distintos. Tomo en consideración las investigaciones de las últimas décadas en epistemología de la complejidad, ciencias cognitivas y estudios literarios cognitivos--simulación encarnada, neuronas espejo, intersubjetividad--y defino lo fantástico como el vínculo que puede surgir de una modificación de nuestras apercepciones lingüísticas, narrativas y paradigmáticas como anomalía, alteración o transgresión de al menos uno de los niveles cognitivos que operan en toda experiencia narrativa. Por ello, ofrecemos una alternativa interpretativa en el debate polarizado entre lo fantástico como género literario (Todorov 1970) y lo fantástico como modo narrativo (Bessière 1973) y, a través del análisis de algunos relatos de Edgar Allan Poe, un modelo analítico para identificar el grado y la profundidad de los vínculos fantásticos que emergen de las conexiones aperceptivas. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Atlantis (0210-6124) is the property of Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Atlantis (0210-6124) holder: Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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