Science Meets Literature - What Elias Canettis Auto Da Fe Tells Us About Human Mind Human

Informationen zum Autor Dario Maestripieri, a professor at the University of Chicago, USA, is an interdisciplinary scholar who is interested in understanding the human mind and human behavior from multiple perspectives. Klappentext "Science Meets Literature" analyzes and discusses Elias Canetti's 1935 novel "Auto-da-Fé" (original German title, "Die Blendung") as an example of the way in which literature can contribute to the scientific understanding of the human mind and human behavior. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Why Science and Literature?; 2. Elias Canetti: A Visionary Literary Genius on a Quest to Understand Human Nature; 3. The Plot of "Auto-da-Fé"; 4. "Auto-da-Fé" Is a Novel about Human Nature; 5. Major Themes Running through "Auto-da-Fé"; 6. Analysis of Part I: A Head without a World; 7. Analysis of Part II: Headless World; 8. Analysis of Part III: The World in the Head; 9. Narrative Strategies in "Auto-da-Fé"; 10. Consilience, the Canetti Way; Elias Canetti Bibliography; References; Acknowledgments; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Dario Maestripieri, Maestripieri Dario
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781785270697
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-069-7
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Literary studies: general, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism