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BL
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1049086
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bc422
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English
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| Main Entry
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MOSS-WELLINGTON, WYATT.
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| Title & Author
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Narrative humanism : : kindness and complexity in fiction and film.
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| Publication Statement
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[Place of publication not identified]: EDINBURGH UNIV Press,, 2020.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9781474454339
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: 147445433X
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1474454313
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9781474454315
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| Contents
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I HUMANIST HERMENEUTICS -- CHAPTER 1 Reading the Human Drama in Film and Fiction -- PART II SOCIAL NARRATOLOGY -- CHAPTER 2 Foundational Functions of Fiction -- CHAPTER 3 Affective Functions of Fiction -- CHAPTER 4 Connectedness and Character -- CHAPTER 5 Mental Work and Memory -- CHAPTER 6 Ethics and Conclusions -- PART III GENRE CASE STUDY: THE SUBURBAN ENSEMBLE DRAMEDY -- CHAPTER 7 An Introduction to the Millennial Suburban Ensemble Film -- CHAPTER 8 Discussions: Affect, Sociopolitics and the Ensemble Narrative
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PART IV CLOSE READING CASE STUDY: PARENTHOOD -- CHAPTER 9 Parenthood: A Humanistic Close Reading -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index
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| Abstract
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This book attempts to clarify the narrative conditions of humanism, asking how we can use stories to complicate our understanding of others, and questioning the ethics and efficacy of attempts to represent human social complexity in fiction.
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Humanism in literature.
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Motion pictures-- Plots, themes, etc.
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Humanism in literature.
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Motion pictures-- Plots, themes, etc.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43684
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| LC Classification
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PN56.H825
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