Such stuff as dreams [electronic resource] : the psychology of fiction / Keith Oatley.
2011
PN3352.P7 O28 2011eb
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Such stuff as dreams [electronic resource] : the psychology of fiction / Keith Oatley.
Author
Oatley, Keith.
ISBN
9781119970927 (electronic bk.)
9781119970910
9781119973539
9780470974575
9781119970910
9781119973539
9780470974575
Imprint
Chichester [England] ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 275 p.) : ill., ports.
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PN3352.P7 O28 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
808.3
Summary
"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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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Table of Contents
Fiction as dream : models, world-building, simulation
The space-in-between : childhood play as the entrance to fiction
Creativity : imagined worlds
Character, action, incident : mental models of people and their doings
Emotions : scenes in the imagination
Writing fiction : cues for the reader
Effects of fiction : is fiction good for you?
Talking about fiction : interpretation in conversation.
The space-in-between : childhood play as the entrance to fiction
Creativity : imagined worlds
Character, action, incident : mental models of people and their doings
Emotions : scenes in the imagination
Writing fiction : cues for the reader
Effects of fiction : is fiction good for you?
Talking about fiction : interpretation in conversation.