Elements of surprise : our mental limits and the satisfactions of plot /
Elements of Surprise opens with an novel but narrow focus: how a particular cognitive bias, the "curse of knowledge," underwrites stories that rely on what it calls "well-made surprise," as seen in (for example) classic detective fiction--that is, surprises in novels, films, tele...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2018.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
