Entranced by Story: Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age
Hugh Crago
ISBN: | 9781317806691 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Published: | 24 April, 2014 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Entranced by Story: Brain, Tale and Teller, from Infancy to Old Age
Hugh Crago
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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