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Entranced by story : brain, tale and teller, from infancy to old age /

We live in a world of stories; yet few of us pause to ask what stories actually are, why we consume them so avidly, and what they do for story makers and their audiences. This book focuses on the experiences that good stories generate: feelings of purposeful involvement, elevation, temporary loss of...

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Main Author:	Crago, Hugh, 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : Routledge, 2014.
Series:	Children's literature and culture.
Subjects:	Literature > Psychology. Children's stories > History and criticism. Children > Books and reading. Fiction > History and criticism. Storytelling. Psychoanalysis and literature.

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