…the rationale existence literature lies precisely ability work issu — Mette Hjort, Emotion Arts

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…the rationale for the existence of literature lies precisely in its ability to work on issues that concern us deeply. And it does so in a way that keeps our motivation at its highest intensity. Literature is fuel for 'hot cognition.' One may presume that imaginative literature is a property that all human cultures possess and as such may provide humans with an evolutionary advantage.

Mette Hjort, Emotion and the Arts

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