Description: Such Stuff As Dreams : The Psychology of Fiction, Paperback by Oatley, Keith, ISBN 0470974575, ISBN-13 9780470974575, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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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Book Title: Such Stuff As Dreams : The Psychology of Fiction
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Such Stuff As Dreams : the Psychology of Fiction
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Subjects & Themes / General
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Psychology
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Keith Oatley
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
