Philosophy, dreaming and the literary imagination. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michaela Schrage-Früh.
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 154.63; Philosophy; Dreams -- Philosophy; Dreams in literature; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Dreams; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General; PHILOSOPHY / General; Dreams in literature; Philosophy -- Mind & Body; Literary Criticism -- Semiotics & Theory; Philosophy -- Reference; Philosophy of mind; Literary theory; Philosophy of language; Aesthetics; Philosophy of mind; Linguistics_xPhilosophy; Philosophy -- Aesthetics; Philosophy: aesthetics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319407241; 3319407244
• Related ISBNs: 9783319407234; 3319407236
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 27, 2016)
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