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Such stuff as dreams : the psychology of fiction / Keith Oatley.
Van Pelt Library PN3352.P7 O28 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oatley, Keith.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- Fiction.
- Fiction--Psychological aspects.
- Psychology and literature.
- Literature--Psychology.
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Contents:
- Fiction as dream: models, world-building, simulation
- The space-in-between: childhood play as the entrance to fiction
- Creativity: imagined worlds
- Character, action, incident: mental models of people and their doings
- Emotions: scenes in the imagination
- Writing fiction: cues for the reader
- Effects of fiction: is fiction good for you?
- Talking about fiction: interpretation in conversation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780470974575
- 0470974575
- OCLC:
- 698170939
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