The cognitive poetics of horror fiction

This thesis explores the emotional experience of reading horror fiction from a cognitive-poetic perspective. The approach adopted in this thesis combines thorough consideration of Text World Theory, attention and resonance, emotion studies, and online reader responses to provide a detailed analysis...

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Main Author: Stewart-Shaw, Lizzie
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43340/