A psychological explanation of goosebumps and tears, of the epiphanic experience of seeing something ordinary in a profoundly new way, and of the overwhelming perception of the sublime. These experiences found in life and literature involve a feeling of coming to know something deeply important but impossible to describe.
A psychological explanation of goosebumps and tears, of the epiphanic experience of seeing something ordinary in a profoundly new way, and of the overwhelming perception of the sublime. These experiences found in life and literature involve a feeling of coming to know something deeply important but impossible to describe.
Author or co-author of eleven books on literature and linguistics.
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Acknowledgements Dedication 1. Introduction: Strong experiences and what causes them 2. The study of strong experiences 3. Epistemic feelings and knowledge 4. Arousal, emotion and strong experiences 5. The psychological background 6. How literature triggers strong experiences 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Dedication 1. Introduction: Strong experiences and what causes them 2. The study of strong experiences 3. Epistemic feelings and knowledge 4. Arousal, emotion and strong experiences 5. The psychological background 6. How literature triggers strong experiences 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index
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