Kelda Green

Rethinking Therapeutic Reading

Lessons from Seneca, Montaigne, Wordsworth and George Eliot

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a combination of literary criticism and experimental psychology, 'Rethinking Therapeutic Reading' reconsiders the role that serious literary reading might play in the real world, reclaiming literature as a vital tool for dealing with human troubles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9781785273810
• ISBN-10: 1785273817
• Artikelnr.: 59568230

Autorenporträt

Kelda Green completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool's Centre for Research into Reading, Literature and Society in 2018.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One: Four Models
I. Senecan Tragedy and Stoic Philosophy
II. Therapy and the Essay: Montaigne, after Seneca
III. Therapy and Poetry: Wordsworth, after Seneca
IV. Therapy and the Novel: George Eliot, after Wordsworth
Part Two: Three Experiments
V. Experiment One: First Impressions
VI. Experiment Two: Slowing Down and Tuning In
VII. Experiment Three: Writing Back
Conclusion
Index.