Such stuff as dreams
Subtitle: the psychology of fiction
By: Keith Oatley
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780470974575
Subjects: Psychology and literature; Literature; Psychology; Theory; Psychological aspects; History and criticism; Fiction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fiction as dream: models, world-building, simulation; title: The space-in-between: childhood play as the entrance to fiction; title: Creativity: imagined worlds; title: Character, action, incident: mental models of people and their doings; title: Emotions: scenes in the imagination; title: Writing fiction: cues for the reader; title: Effects of fiction: is fiction good for you?; title: Talking about fiction: interpretation in conversation.