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Title:

Narrative, emotion, and insight / edited by Noël Carroll and John Gibson.

Publisher:

Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vi, 188 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Discourse analysis, Narrative--Psychological aspects.
Narration (Rhetoric).
Emotions in literature.
Literature--Philosophy.
Description (Rhetoric) in art.
Intuition in literature.
Language and languages--Philosophy.

Other Authors:

Carroll, Noël, 1947-
Gibson, John, 1969-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction / John Gibson -- Life, fiction, and narrative / Peter Goldie -- Telling stories : narration, emotion, and insight in memento / Berys Gaut -- Philosophical insight, emotion, and popular fiction : the case of Sunset Boulevard / Noël Carroll -- Thick narratives / John Gibson -- Narrative, emotions, and autonomy / Amy Mullin -- Narrative rehearsal, expression, and Goethe's "Wandrers Nachtlied II" / Richard Eldridge -- Rubber ring : why do we listen to sad songs? / Aaron Smuts -- Discovery plots in tragedy / Susan L. Feagin -- Imagination, fiction, and documentary / Derek Matravers.

Summary:

"A collection of essays, written for this volume by leaders in the field, that study the emotional and cognitive significance of narrative and its implications for aesthetics and the philosophy of art"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Studies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium

ISBN:

0271048573 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780271048574 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)693207638

LCCN:

2010051381

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)