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- Title
The Transformative Power of Literary Perspectives.
- Authors
Ferran, Íngrid Vendrell
- Abstract
This article employs the concept of "transformative experience" to develop a radical version of aesthetic cognitivism, according to which engaging with literary perspectives might lead the reader to experience not only an epistemic but also a personal transformation. It is argued that the reader's imaginative and empathic abilities when subjected to the aesthetic norms that govern a literary work can mobilize other aspects of their psychology, eliciting in this way a change in their core values and, consequently, in the way in which they engage with the world. After introducing the topic (section 1), the article discusses the scope of literary perspectives in terms of the character's subjective experiences (section 2). Next, it offers an analysis of the depth of literary perspectives in terms of the degree of involvement of the reader's imaginative and empathic abilities (section 3). It proceeds to examine how the interplay between the scope and depth in the reader's engagement with a literary perspective can explain their epistemic and personal transformation (section 4). In the final part, the article analyzes how the personal transformation changes the reader's value system (section 5). The main findings are summarized in the conclusion (section 6).
- Subjects
COGNITIVE psychology; AESTHETICS education; TRANSFORMATIVE learning; LITERARY aesthetics; PSYCHOLOGY of literature
- Publication
Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2023, Vol 57, Issue 3, p12
- ISSN
0021-8510
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/15437809.57.3.02