The Cruft of Fiction: Mega-Novels and the Science of Paying Attention

The Cruft of Fiction: Mega-Novels and the Science of Paying Attention
ISBN-10
0803299621
ISBN-13
9780803299627
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
315
Language
English
Published
2017-06-01
Publisher
U of Nebraska Press
Author
David Letzler

Description

Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--City University of New York, 2014.

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