Why We Read Fiction focuses on one of the most exciting areas 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. Written for a general audience, this study provides a jargon-free introduction to the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of cognitive approaches to literature and culture.
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