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  The Power of Poetry

Wassiliwizky, E., & Menninghaus, W. (2022). The Power of Poetry. In A. Chatterjee, & E. R. Cardillo (Eds.), Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics into Focus (pp. 182-187). New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197513620.003.0036.

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Wassiliwizky, Eugen1, Author           
Menninghaus, Winfried1, Author           
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1Department of Language and Literature, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society, ou_2421695              

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Free keywords: poetic language, poetry, neuroaesthetics, being moved, chills, goosebumps, reward, nucleus accumbens, corrugator
 Abstract: From prehistory onward, poetic language has been widely used in the context of great personal, social, and emotional significance, reaching from large scale events, such as religious ceremonies, political occasions (including inaugurations of American presidents), and artistic contexts to more private gatherings, such as birthday parties, declarations of love, and parent–child interactions. Poetic language is capable of reaching deeply into the phylogenetically ancient structures of the human brain and providing profound aesthetic pleasures to its recipients. Yet a thorough scientific investigation of the workings of poetic language in the brain is only at its very beginnings. In the article under discussion, the authors review a study that focused on the emotional power of poetic language. In this project, they strived to integrate and interrelate perspectives from experimental psychology, neuroscience, rhetoric/poetics, psychophysiology, and philosophy. They argue that such a multidisciplinary approach is key to unraveling the mysteries of human aesthetic processing.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022-01-03
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 258
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Title: Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics into Focus
Source Genre: Book
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Chatterjee, Anjan1, Editor
Cardillo, Eileen R.1, Editor
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1 Center for Neuroaesthetics, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA, ou_persistent22            
Publ. Info: New York : Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197513620.003.0036
Pages: 258 Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 182 - 187 Identifier: ISBN: 9780197513620