{"product_id":"such-stuff-as-dreams-the-psychology-of-fiction-9780470974575","title":"Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction","description":"\u003ci\u003eSuch Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how reading fiction can contribute to a greater understanding of, and the ability to change, ourselves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformed by the latest psychological research which focuses on, for example, how identification with fictional characters occurs, and how literature can improve social abilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores traditional aspects of fiction, including character, plot, setting, and theme, as well as a number of classic techniques, such as metaphor, metonymy, defamiliarization, and cues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive end-notes, which ground the work in psychological studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures excerpts from fiction which are discussed throughout the text, including works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Kate Chopin, Anton Chekhov, James Baldwin, and others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2660400\"\u003eKeith Oatley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 6.16w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470974575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470974575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY008000\"\u003eCognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Oatley\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Toronto. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006), the most widely used textbook on this subject, and has written three works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Case of Emily V\u003c\/i\u003e. (1993), which won the 1994 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195946238189,"sku":"9780470974575","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3c8b4fb3-931b-45dd-803d-d1989afe6c41.jpg?v=1660653971","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/such-stuff-as-dreams-the-psychology-of-fiction-9780470974575","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}