Why We Read Fiction : Theory of Mind and the Novel

• Tác giả: Lisa Zunshine
• ISBN-13: 978-0814272633
• Thông tin xuất bản: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2006]
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (200 pages) : , illustrations.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 462129
• Chủ đề: 1. Books and reading; 2. Cognitive science; 3. Fiction--Psychological aspects; 4. Fiction; 5. Livres et lecture; 6. Roman--Aspect psychologique; 7. Roman; 8. Sciences cognitives; 10. Ciência cognitiva; 12. Ficção (gênero); 15. LITERARY CRITICISM / General; 16. Literatura; 17. Literaturpsychologie; 18. Cognitieve processen; 19. Fictie; 20. Lezen; 21. Psychologische aspecten

Tóm tắt

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 cultural representations constantly prod her readers to rethink their own interest in fictional narrative. Written for a general audience, this study provides a jargon-free introduction to the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field known as cognitive approaches to literature and culture.