{"product_id":"such-stuff-as-dreams-the-psychology-of-fiction-9780470974575","title":"Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Keith Oatley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.   *Demonstrates how reading fiction can contribute to a greater understanding of, and the ability to change, ourselves *Informed by the latest psychological research which focuses on, for example, how identification with fictional characters occurs, and how literature can improve social abilities *Explores 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 *Includes extensive end-notes, which ground the work in psychological studies *Features 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45203166068887,"sku":"9780470974575","price":2454.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470974575.webp?v=1767307912","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/such-stuff-as-dreams-the-psychology-of-fiction-9780470974575","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}