Why we read fiction  -  Lisa Zunshine

Theory of mind and the novel

KORTE INHOUD

Why We Read Fiction offers a lucid overview of the most exciting area of research in contemporary cognitive psychology known as “Theory of Mind” and discusses its implications for literary studies. It covers a broad range of fictional narratives, from Richardson’s Clarissa, Dostoyevski’s Crime and Punishment, and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Nabokov’s Lolita, and Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. Zunshine’s surprising new interpretations of well-known literary texts and popular cultura...
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2006 Uitgever: Ohio State 198 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 081425151X ISBN-13: 9780814251515