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By:Lisa Zunshine
Published on 2006 by Ohio State University Press
ISBN 9780814210284
Synopsis
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.
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