Such Stuff as Dreams

The Psychology of Fiction

von Keith Oatley

290 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9780470974575
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2011
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons