Title Rethinking therapeutic reading : lessons from Seneca, Montaigne, Wordsworth and George Eliot / Kelda Green

Published London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : illustrations Series Anthem studies in bibliotherapy and well-being Anthem studies in bibliotherapy and well-being. Contents Introduction; Part One: Four Models; I. Senecan Tragedy and Stoic Philosophy; II. Therapy and the Essay: Montaigne, after Seneca; III. Therapy and Poetry: Wordsworth, after Seneca; IV. Therapy and the Novel: George Eliot, after Wordsworth; Part Two: Three Experiments; V. Experiment One: First Impressions; VI. Experiment Two: Slowing Down and Tuning In; VII. Experiment Three: Writing Back; Conclusion; Index Summary Through a combination of literary criticism and experimental psychology 'Rethinking Therapeutic Reading' reconsiders the role that serious literary reading might play in the real world, reclaiming literature as a vital tool for dealing with human troubles 'Rethinking Therapeutic Reading' uses a combination of literary criticism and experimental psychology to examine the ways in which literature can create therapeutic spaces for personal thinking. It reconsiders the role that serious literary reading might play in the real world, reclaiming literature as a vital tool for dealing with human troubles.Part one of the book analyses the work of four representative authors: Seneca, Montaigne, Wordsworth and George Eliot. Part two sets out the results of a series of three practical reading experiments, particularly concerned with reading Wordsworth and George Eliot. Designed to examine what it is that literature can do to and for modern readers, the experiments provide primary evidence to support the argument that serious literary reading has an important and potentially therapeutic function in modern society Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 09, 2020) Subject Bibliotherapy. Books and reading -- Psychological aspects Criticism. Psychology, Experimental. Literature, Modern. Literature. Bibliotherapy Psychology, Experimental Literature bibliotherapy. literary criticism. criticism. Literature, Modern Literature Bibliotherapy Books and reading -- Psychological aspects Criticism Psychology, Experimental Form Electronic book ISBN 9781785273827 1785273825 9781785273834 1785273833

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