Recent developments in cognitive narrative theory have called
attention to readers' active participation in making sense of
narrative. However, while most psychologically inspired models
address interpreters' subpersonal (i.e., unconscious) responses,
the experiential level of their engagement with narrative remains
relatively undertheorized. Building on theories of experience and
embodiment within today's "second-generation" cognitive science,
and opening a dialogue with so-called "enactivist" philosophy, this
book sets out to explore how narrative experiences arise from the
interaction between textual cues and readers' past experiences.
Caracciolo's study offers a phenomenologically inspired account of
narrative, spanning a wide gamut of responses such as the embodied
dynamic of imagining a fictional world, empathetic
perspective-taking in relating to characters, and "higher-order"
evaluations and interpretations. Only by placing a premium on how
such modes of engagement are intertwined in experience, Caracciolo
argues, can we do justice to narrative's psychological and
existential impact on our lives. These insights are illustrated
through close readings of literary texts ranging from Emile Zola's
Germinal to Jose Saramago's Blindness.
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