Entranced by Story: Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age

Cover Art for 9781317806691, Entranced by Story: Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age by Hugh Crago
ISBN: 9781317806691
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 24 April, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English
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We live in a world of stories; yet few of us pause to ask what stories actually are, why we consume them so avidly, and what they do for story makers and their audiences. This book focuses on the experiences that good stories generate: feelings of purposeful involvement, elevation, temporary loss of self, vicarious emotion, and relief of tension. The author examines what drives writers to create stories and why readers fall under their spell; why some children grow up to be writers; and how the

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