Empathy and the novel / Suzanne Keen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keen, Suzanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--Psychological aspects.

Fiction.

Empathy.

Empathy in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Contemporary Perspectives on Empathy 2. The Literary Career of Empathy 3. Readers' Empathy 4. Empathy in the Marketplace 5. Authors' Empathy 6. Contesting Empathy Appendix: A Collection of Hypotheses about Narrative Empathy Work Cited Index

Contents:

Contents; 1. Contemporary Perspectives on Empathy; 2. The Literary Career of Empathy; 3. Readers' Empathy; 4. Empathy in the Marketplace; 5. Authors' Empathy; 6. Contesting Empathy; Appendix: A Collection of Hypotheses about Narrative Empathy; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988414-5

0-19-974049-6

1-281-15897-6

1-4294-9193-0

0-19-534360-3

9786611158972

OCLC:

613363501