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A philosophical analysis of the puzzles arising from experiencing emotions about fictional characters, this book also considers other paradoxes arising from response to fiction: how we feel suspense over what comes next, and how we take pleasure in narratives that excite unpleasant emotions.

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“This confident, rigorous study makes real progress toward illuminating a deeply puzzling aspect of our emotional involvement with literature.”

—Garry L. Hagberg, Bard College

Paradoxes of Emotion and Fiction

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert J. Yanal

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      Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/10/1999
      ISBN13: 9780271018935, 978-0271018935
      ISBN10: 0271018933

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A philosophical analysis of the puzzles arising from experiencing emotions about fictional characters, this book also considers other paradoxes arising from response to fiction: how we feel suspense over what comes next, and how we take pleasure in narratives that excite unpleasant emotions.

      Trade Review
      “This confident, rigorous study makes real progress toward illuminating a deeply puzzling aspect of our emotional involvement with literature.”

      —Garry L. Hagberg, Bard College

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