A Soul Dancing or Plunging: body and presence in literary experiences

Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença

Ligia G. Diniz¹ 

[1] Universidade de Brasília ‒ UnB, Brasília/DF, Brazil;

关键词: Presence;    Literature;    Imagination;    Aesthetic Experience;    Affects;    Presence;    Literature;    Imagination;    Aesthetic Experience;    Affects;   

DOI  :  10.1590/2237-266068773.

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper reflects upon the affective dimension of the experience of reading fiction and poetry. I argue that the space of the imagination allows the approach of literary texts by means of sensations and emotions. Therefore, I formulate a concept of presence suitable for thinking about literary experiences, in which the reader’s body is mobilized by effects triggered by the text when in contact with his imagery.