Useful fictions : evolution, anxiety, and the origins of literature /

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"We tell ourselves stories in order to live," Joan Didion observed in The White Album. Why is this? Michael Austin asks, in Useful Fictions. Why, in particular, are human beings, whose very survival depends on obtaining true information, so drawn to fictional narratives? After all, virtual...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Austin, Michael, 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010.
Collection:Frontiers of narrative.
Sujets:
Fiction > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Fiction > Psychological aspects.
Fiction > Appreciation.
Evolution in literature.
Literature > Philosophy.
Roman > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Roman > Aspect psychologique.
Roman > Appréciation.
Évolution dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Evolution in literature
Fiction > Appreciation
Fiction > Psychological aspects
Literature > Philosophy
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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