Guilt, Empathy and the Ethical Potential of Children's Literature

The paper takes as its point of departure cognitive criticism, the direction of inquiry that investigates readers’ cognitive and affective engagement with literature, partly based on recent brain research. It argues that for young readers who may not yet have developed full comprehension of fundame...

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Main Author: Maria Nikolajeva
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Svenska Barnboksinstitutet 2012-05-01
Series:Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning
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Online Access:https://www.barnboken.net/index.php/clr/article/view/139

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