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This collection of essays on literature is in honour of the scholarship and retirement of Elrud Ibsch, a pioneer of the empirical study of literature movement. The chapters present an overview of the results, promises, gaps and needs of the empirical study of literature.
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The Psychology and Sociology of Literature
Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature Editorial Board Hans Bertens (chair) – Douwe Fokkema – Harald Hendrix Joost Kloek (secretary) – Sophie Levie – Ann Rigney International Advisory Board David Bellos University of Manchester
Elrud Ibsch Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Keith Busby University of Oklahoma
Jørgen Dines Johansen University of Odense
Matei Calinescu Indiana University
Donald Maddox University of Connecticut
Yves Chevrel University of Paris-Sorbonne
Virgil Nemoianu Catholic University of America
Erika Fischer-Lichte Free University Berlin
John Neubauer University of Amsterdam
Armin Paul Frank University of Göttingen
Stephen G. Nichols University of Pennsylvania
Gerald Gillespie Stanford University
Willie van Peer University of Munich
Hendrik van Gorp Catholic University of Louvain
Roland Posner Technical University of Berlin
Thomas M. Greene Yale University
Bernhard F. Scholz Groningen University
Claudio Guillén Harvard University
Maria-Alzira Seixo University of Lisbon
Walter Haug University of Tübingen
Mario J. Valdés University of Toronto
Linda Hutcheon University of Toronto Inquiries and submissions should be addressed to: The editors, Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature Vakgroep Literatuurwetenschap, Utrecht University Muntstraat 4, 3512 EV UTRECHT, The Netherlands
Volume 35 The Psychology and Sociology of Literature: In honor of Elrud Ibsch Edited by Dick Schram and Gerard Steen
The Psychology and Sociology of Literature In honor of Elrud Ibsch Edited by Dick Schram Gerard Steen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Psychology and Sociology of Literature : In honor of Elrud Ibsch / edited by Dick Schram and Gerard Steen. p. cm. (Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature, issn 0167–8175; v. 35) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 1. Literature--History and critcism. I. Ibsch, Elrud. II. Schram, Dick H. III. Steen, Gerard. IV. Series. PN36.P78 2001 809--dc21 2001025303 isbn 90 272 2224 X (Eur.) / 1 58811 024 9 (US) (Hb; alk. paper) © 2001 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publisher. John Benjamins Publishing Co. · P.O. Box 36224 · 1020 me Amsterdam · The Netherlands John Benjamins North America · P.O. Box 27519 · Philadelphia pa 19118-0519 · usa
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Preface The empirical study of literature: Psychology, sociology, and other disciplines Gerard Steen and Dick Schram
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Literary creativity Norbert Groeben
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Qualitative methods in studying text reception Margrit Schreier
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