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SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FICTION |
| By: |
Keith Oatley |
| Format: |
Other digital |
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£20.38 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1119970911 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781119970910 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
15 July, 2011 |
| Pages: |
290 |
| Description: |
Such Stuff as Dreams explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers. In this ground-breaking work, Oatley richly illustrates how fiction represents, at its core, a model that readers construct in collaboration with the writer. |
| Synopsis: |
Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers. Demonstrates how reading fiction can contribute to a greater understanding of, and the ability to change, ourselves Informed by the latest psychological research which focuses on, for example, how identification with fictional characters occurs, and how literature can improve social abilities Explores traditional aspects of fiction, including character, plot, setting, and theme, as well as a number of classic techniques, such as metaphor, metonymy, defamiliarization, and cues Includes extensive end-notes, which ground the work in psychological studies Features excerpts from fiction which are discussed throughout the text, including works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Kate Chopin, Anton Chekhov, James Baldwin, and others |
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US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
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Non-returnable |
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