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  2. Psychological fiction - Wikipedia

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    In literature, psychological fiction (also psychological realism) is a narrative genre that emphasizes interior characterization and motivation to explore the spiritual, emotional, and mental lives of its characters. The mode of narration examines the reasons for the behaviours of the character, which propel the plot and explain the story. [1]

  3. Psychoanalytic literary criticism - Wikipedia

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    Waugh writes, 'The development of psychoanalytic approaches to literature proceeds from the shift of emphasis from "content" to the fabric of artistic and literary works'. [9] Thus for example Hayden White has explored how 'Freud's descriptions tally with nineteenth-century theories of tropes, which his work somehow reinvents'. [10]

  4. Mental disorders in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A story that is about a Czech family with a daughter who is suffering from bipolar disorder. [24] Blepharospasm, 2011 novel by Harutyun Mackoushian. A story that focuses on a boy suffering from anxiety. [25] A Better Place, 2011 [26] novel by Mark A. Roeder. The Heart of Darkness, 2014 novel by Dominic Lyne. Through conversations with his ...

  5. Stream of consciousness - Wikipedia

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    While many sources use the terms stream of consciousness and interior monologue as synonyms, the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms suggests that "they can also be distinguished psychologically and literarily. In a psychological sense, stream of consciousness is the subject matter, while interior monologue is the technique for presenting it".

  6. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    The third event in a series of events becomes "the final trigger for something important to happen." This pattern appears in childhood stories such as "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Cinderella", and "Little Red Riding Hood". In adult stories, the Rule of Three conveys the gradual resolution of a process that leads to transformation. This ...

  7. Cognitive poetics - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive poetics is a school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of literary texts. It has ties to reader-response criticism , and also has a grounding in modern principles of cognitive linguistics .

  8. All of Taylor Swift’s Literary References: From Her Debut to ...

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    Swift’s most famous literary reference came in “Love Story” from 2008’s Fearless, where the narrator is Juliet to her love interest’s Romeo. Unlike Shakespeare’s tragedy, this version ...

  9. Narrative psychology - Wikipedia

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    In narrative psychology, a person's life story becomes a form of identity as how they choose to reflect on, integrate and tell the facts and events of their life not only reflects, but also shapes, who they are. [4] It is a social constructivist approach that studies the implications of these stories for individuals and societies. [5]