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Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction
Contributor(s): Oatley, Keith (Author)
ISBN: 0470974575     ISBN-13: 9780470974575
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $30.64  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Dewey: 808.3
LCCN: 2011002207
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.16" W x 8.93" (0.96 lbs) 304 pages
 
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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