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Elements of surprise : our mental limits and the satisfactions of plot /

Elements of Surprise opens with an novel but narrow focus: how a particular cognitive bias, the "curse of knowledge," underwrites stories that rely on what it calls "well-made surprise," as seen in (for example) classic detective fiction--that is, surprises in novels, films, tele...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tobin, Vera, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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