Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the NovelOhio State University Press, 2006 - 198 pages 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. |
Table des matières
What Is MindReading Also Known as Theory of Mind? | 6 |
Effortless MindReading | 13 |
6 | 22 |
8 | 36 |
1 | 47 |
Everyday Failures of SourceMonitoring | 58 |
The Progress of the Elated Bridegroom | 82 |
The Deadly Demon Meets and Destroys | 100 |
Metarepresentationality and Some Recurrent Patterns of | 128 |
Always Historicize | 153 |
Authors Meet Their Readers | 159 |
Notes | 165 |
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What Does It Take to Suspect Everybody? | 121 |
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