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Such Stuff as Dreams
Keith Oatley
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Description for Such Stuff as Dreams
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470974575
SKU
V9780470974575
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Ref
99-50
About Keith Oatley
Keith Oatley is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Toronto. He is the co-author of Understanding Emotions (Blackwell, 2006), the most widely used textbook on this subject, and has written three works of fiction, including The Case of Emily V. (1993), which won the 1994 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Novel.
Reviews for Such Stuff as Dreams
“Such Stuff as Dreamsis a remarkable book in several ways. It stands out by the breadth of the topics covered, extending beyond the reader to also include the writing and the communication about fiction, and by the diversity and richness of the many different concepts and studies brought to bear upon the topic.” (JLTonline, 1 July 2014 Review ... Read more