Literature and transformation : a narrative study of life-changing reading experiences / Thor Magnus Tangerås.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tangerås, Thor Magnus, author.

Series:

Anthem Studies in Bibliotherapy and Well-Being

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading, Psychology of.

Psychology and literature.

Mental representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2020.

Summary:

It has long remained a tacit assumption in hermeneutics and literary theory that works of imaginative literature have the potential to change the reader's self. Literature and Transformation develops a method called Intimate Reading to investigate how ordinary readers are deeply moved by what they read and the transformative impact such experiences have on their sense of self. The book presents unique narratives of such experiences and suggests a theory of transformative affective patterns that may form the basis of an affective literary theory.

Contents:

Literature and Transformation: A Narrative Study of Life-Changing Reading Experiences

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Mar 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785272967

1785272969

9781785272950

1785272950