The Seduction of Fiction
A Plea for Putting Emotions Back into Literary Interpretation
Authors: Vernay, Jean-François
Free Preview- Combines traditional European philosophies with avante-garde perspectives to discuss key questions around the act of readingReinforces the burgeoning field of affect and the utility of this approach within literary studiesPrimed for a wide readership across academia, including scholars and students in literature, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience.
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- About this book
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By meshing psychology with literary analysis, this book inspires us to view the reading of fictional works as an emotional and seductive affair between reader and writer. Arguing that current teaching practices have contributed to the current decline in the study of literature, Jean-François Vernay’s plea brings a refreshing perspective by seeking new directions and conceptual tools to highlight the value of literature. Interdisciplinary in focus and relevant to timely discussions of the vitality between emotion and literary studies, particularly within the contexts of psychology, affect studies, and cognitive studies, this book will open up a space in which the formation of our emotions can be openly examined and discussed.
- About the authors
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Jean-François Vernay has published extensively in the field of Literary Studies both in French and in English. His books, Water from the Moon: Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch and A Brief Take on the Australian Novel, focus on Australian fiction.
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. - Reviews
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“As a review of key discussions about three main points of literary triangle consisting of the writer, text and reader, the book is highly recommended to both students and teachers of literature.” (Nataša Kampmark, TEXT, Vol. 23 (2), October, 2019)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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The Multiple Possibilities of Reading
Pages 1-9
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Interpretation as an Art
Pages 11-16
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Context Matters
Pages 17-22
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The Writer’s Seductive Power
Pages 23-28
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The Symbiosis of Psychoanalysis and Fiction
Pages 29-37
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Seduction of Fiction
- Book Subtitle
- A Plea for Putting Emotions Back into Literary Interpretation
- Authors
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- Jean-François Vernay
- Translated by
- Lee, C.
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-39453-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-39453-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-39452-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81889-4
- Series ISSN
- 2634-6311
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXV, 96
- Topics
