The making of the literary symbol
Taking note of Langer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4473228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Innis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 2007 |
| Issue | 165 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem.2007.034 |
| OpenAlex | W2134535311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
Why, in light of the multiple approaches to literature that mark the various semiotic traditions and their complex intertwinings, would one turn to Susanne Langer's seemingly ‘marginal’ or idiosyncratic semiotic theory of art for conceptual resources? I argue that the conceptual core of the answer is found in Langer's notion of a ‘symbol of feeling,’ which is connected with her notion of ‘semblance,’ the imaginal power of art symbols to construct and present their own ‘primary illusions.’ Works of literature — of the poetic art — do not follow a discursive, but rather a presentational logic, giving us access to ‘virtual experience.’
Aesthetics · Cognitive psychology · Construct (python library) · Denotation (semiotics) · Epistemology · Feeling · Illusion · Linguistics · Presentational and representational acting · Semiotics · Sociology · Symbol (formal) · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Semiotics and Representation Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2010 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |