Narrative poetics of mindreading

Abstract

In my article I discuss the relation between literary narrative, its poetics and some abilities of embodied human mind. I refer to literary studies and conscious- ness/mind studies. I am focused on cognitive theory of intersubjectivity and its role in creating and reading of literary narrative. Literary "mindreading" is not only the very act of reading about fictional minds, but it is the process oi application of some innate cognitive mechanisms as well. I present some narrative models of taking someone elses perspective inscribed in different narrative forms and techniques.