Why We Read Fiction by Lisa Zunshine Lisa Zunshine

Why We Read Fiction by Lisa Zunshine Lisa Zunshine

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.

Bush-Holbrook Professor of English at the University of Kentucky, Lisa Zunshine Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel (Ohio State UP, 2006), Weird Ideas and the Stories They Make Possible: Cognition, Culture, Narrative (Johns Hopkins UP, 2008), Introduction to Cognitive Cultural Studies (Johns Hopkins UP, 2010), and Getting Inside Your Head: What Cognitive Science Can Teach Us About Popular Culture (Johns Hopkins UP, 2010) are among her eleven works.

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ISBN 13	9780814251515
ISBN 10	081425151X
Title	Why We Read Fiction
Author	Lisa Zunshine Lisa Zunshine
Series	Theory And Interpretation Of Narrative
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ohio State University Press
Year published	2006-03-22
Number of pages	198
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