Description: Puzzling Stories: The Aesthetic Appeal of Cognitive Challenge in Film, Television and Literature [Hardcover] Willemsen, Steven and Kiss, Mikl�s Product Overview Many films and novels defy our ability to make sense of the plot. While puzzling storytelling, strange incongruities, inviting enigmas and persistent ambiguities have been central to the effects of many literary and cinematic traditions, a great deal of contemporary films and television series bring such qualities to the mainstream―but wherein lies the attractiveness of perplexing works of fiction? This collected volume offers the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and trans-medial approach to the question of cognitive challenge in narrative art, bringing together psychological, philosophical, formal-historical, and empirical perspectives from leading scholars across these fields. Read more Details Publisher : Berghahn Books; 1st edition (August 12, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 408 pages ISBN-10 : 180073591X ISBN-13 : 10 Item Weight : 1.55 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,368,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7,263 in Rhetoric (Books) #18,972 in Movie History & Criticism #29,646 in Communication & Media Studies #7,263 in Rhetoric (Books) #18,972 in Movie History & Criticism Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 180073591X
ISBN10: 180073591X
ISBN13: 9781800735910
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GTIN: 09781800735910
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Puzzling Stories : the Aesthetic Appeal of Cognitive Challenge in Film, Television and Literature
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Media Studies, General, Film / History & Criticism
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science
Author: Miklós Kiss
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
