Strange Concepts and the Stories They Make Possible: Cognition, Culture, Narrative

Discussing motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids, and nonsense poetry and surrealist art, she reveals the range and power of key concepts from science in literary interpretation and provides insight into how cognitive-evolutionary research on essentialism can be used to study fiction as well as everyday strange concepts. Read More

Discussing motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids, and nonsense poetry and surrealist art, she reveals the range and power of key concepts from science in literary interpretation and provides insight into how cognitive-evolutionary research on essentialism can be used to study fiction as well as everyday strange concepts. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $32.00 Title: Strange Concepts and the Stories They Make Possible by Lisa Zunshine Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Print ISBN: 9780801887079, 0801887070 eText ISBN: 9781421406701 Edition: 2008 Format: EPUB eBook	$32.00 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ