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Wonderworks

Wonderworks

Literary Invention and the Science of Stories

by Angus Fletcher
Paperback
Publication Date: 08/03/2022

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What if literature were considered a technology like any other, capable of changing lives? Wonderworks shows us how the writers we revere-Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, Angelou, Ferrante, and dozens more-each used unique literary inventions to solve problems that science could not crack: not how to start a fire or build a phone, but how to live and love; how to maintain courage in the face of death; how to overcome heartache, failure, and doubt to find joy, hope, and purpose. Written by a leading authority on the study of story science, Wonderworks uncovers twenty-five of the most potent and empowering inventions in the history of literature that can be found in everything from ancient Chinese lyrics to Shakespeare, fairy tales to comic books, biblical tragedies to children's stories, classic romances to slave narratives, explaining the neuroscience behind how they alleviate grief, anxiety, loneliness, and pessimism while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, and healing. Book jacket.
ISBN:
9781982135980
9781982135980
Category:
Literature: history & criticism
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-03-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
212.72x139.7x25.4mm
Weight:
0.36kg
Angus Fletcher

Originally from the UK, Angus Fletcher is a professor of story science at Ohio State's Project Narrative, the world's leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. He has dual degrees in neuroscience and literature, received his PhD from Yale, taught Shakespeare at Stanford, and has published two books and dozens of peer-reviewed academic articles on the scientific workings of novels, poetry, film and theatre. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has done story-consulting for projects for Sony, Disney, the BBC and more.

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