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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741327303321

Autore

Ready Jonathan L. <1976->

Titolo

Immersion, identification, and the Iliad / / Jonathan L. Ready [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-196735-1

0-19-269865-6

0-19-269866-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

895.134

Soggetti

Reading, Psychology of

Literature

Literature: history & criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Also issued in print: 2023.

"This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Overview -- 1.2. Terminology -- 1.3. Previous Scholarship -- 1.4. Outline of Chapters -- Part I: Identification and the Iliad -- 2. The Study of Identification -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. The Components of Identification -- 2.3. The Triggers for Identification -- 2.4. Ancient Precedents for a Study of Identification -- 2.5. Character and Emotional Identification -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 3. Prompts for (a Study of  ) Identifying with Characters -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Recurring Features -- 3.3. Internal Narrators and Identification -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 4. Identification with Mortals and Gods -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Identification with Mortals -- 4.3. Identification with Gods -- 4.4. Limits to Identification -- 4.5. The Politics of Identification -- 4.6. Conclusion -- Part II: Immersion and the Iliad -- 5. Ancients and Moderns on Immersion -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. Ancient Precedents for



a Study of Immersion -- 5.3. Modern Studies of Immersion -- 5.4. Conclusion -- 6. Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Immersion -- 6.1. Overview -- 6.2. Spatial Immersion -- 6.3. Spatio-Temporal Immersion -- 6.4. Conclusion -- 7. Emotional Immersion -- 7.1. Overview -- 7.2. Suspense -- 7.3. Other Emotions -- 7.4. Conclusion -- 8. Content and Form -- 8.1. Overview -- 8.2. Inner Life -- 8.3. Ourselves -- 8.4. Formal Features -- 8.5. Conclusion -- 9. Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index of Greek Passages -- Index of Terms.

Sommario/riassunto

Why do people care about this foundational epic poem and its characters? This book applies to 'The Iliad' research in communications, literary studies, media studies, and psychology on how readers of a story or viewers of a play, movie, or television show find themselves immersed in the tale and identify with the characters.