Overview
- Combines traditional European philosophies with avante-garde perspectives to discuss key questions around the act of reading
- Reinforces the burgeoning field of affect and the utility of this approach within literary studies
- Primed for a wide readership across academia, including scholars and students in literature, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience.
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism (PSATLC)
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About the author
Carolyne Lee is a Senior Fellow in the School of Culture & Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has published four books, the latest being Our Very Own Adventure.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Seduction of Fiction
Book Subtitle: A Plea for Putting Emotions Back into Literary Interpretation
Authors: Jean-François Vernay
Translated by: Carolyne Lee
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39453-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39452-7Published: 12 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81889-4Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39453-4Published: 04 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6311
Series E-ISSN: 2634-632X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 96
Topics: Literary Theory, Literary History, Fiction