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

• Autore: Ready Jonathan L. <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 pages)
• Disciplina: 895.134
• Soggetto topico: Reading, Psychology of; Literature; Literature: history & criticism
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Immersion, identification, and the iliad
• ISBN: 0-19-196735-1; 0-19-269865-6; 0-19-269866-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910741327303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.