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Entranced by Story
- Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age
Engelsk Paperback
Entranced by Story
- Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age
Engelsk Paperback

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We live in a world of stories; yet few of us pause to ask what stories actually are, why we consume them so avidly, and what they do for story makers and their audiences. This book focuses on the experiences that good stories generate: feelings of purposeful involvement, elevation, temporary loss of self, vicarious emotion, and relief of tension. The author examines what drives writers to create stories and why readers fall under their spell; why some children grow up to be writers; and how the capacity for creating and comprehending stories develops from infancy right through into old age.

Entranced by Story applies recent research on brain function to literary examples ranging from the Iliad and Wuthering Heights to Harold and the Purple Crayon, providing a groundbreaking exploration of the biological and neurological basis of the literary experience. Blending research, theory, and biographical anecdote, the author shows how it is the unique structure of the human brain, with its layering of sophisticated cognitive capacities upon archaic, emotion-driven functions, which best explains the mystery of story.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
286
ISBN-13:
9781138654211
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1138654213
Udg. Dato:
29 jan 2016
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
29 jan 2016
Forfatter(e):
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