Philosophy, Dreaming and the Literary Imagination

Philosophy, Dreaming and the Literary Imagination by Michaela Schrage-Früh.

This book explores the intersections between dreaming and the literary imagination, in light of the findings of recent neurocognitive and empirical research, with the aim to lay a groundwork for an empirically informed aesthetic of dreaming. Drawing on perspectives from literary theory, philosophy o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schrage-Früh, Michaela (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Aesthetics.
Philosophy of mind.
Literature—Philosophy.
Language and languages—Philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. 1. Toward an Aesthetic of Dreaming. From Freud to Neuroscience. Evolutionary Perspectives on Dreaming and Waking Fictions
  • 3. 2. Dreaming and Waking Imagination. The Spectrum of Imagination. The Dreamer as Author, the Author as Dreamer. The Dreamer as Reader, the Reader as Dreamer
  • 4. 3. Dreaming Fictions, Writing Dreams. The Diversity of Dream Types. The 'Language' of Dreams.Translating the 'Language' of Dream
  • 5. 4. Conjuring up the Dream: Three Literary Case Studies. Writing a Dream: Kazuo Ishiguro, The Unconsoled(1995) Dreaming of Wonderland: Clare Boylan, Black Baby (1988) Dreaming Up the Past: John Banville, The Sea (2005)
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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