Such stuff as dreams
the psychology of fiction
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Author
Publication
2011 - Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, U.K, England
Language
English
Word Count
68,750 words, Guess
Page Count
275 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25076903M
- ISBN-139780470974575
- ISBN-100470974575
- OCLC Control Number698170939
- Library of Congress Control Number2011002207
Classifications
- DDC808.3
- LCCPN3352.P7 O28 2011
Description
"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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