Toward a Theory of Cognitive Poetics

Tsur (emeritus Hebrew literature and literary theory, Tel Aviv U.) synthesizes his thinking over 25 years that led to the notion of cognitive poetics. He discusses such aspects as the sound stratum of poetry, regulative concepts, and poetry of altered states of consciousness. No date is noted for the first edition; the second includes responses to critics. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)