Literature and surprise

Original language	English
Type	Contribution to Literary Universals Project
Media of output	web page
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2023

Keywords

• literature
• theory of surprise
• literary texts
• epistemic effects
• perception
• expectations

Access to Document

• https://literary-universals.uconn.edu/2023/07/25/literature-and-surprise/

Projects

Projects per year 2014 2014 2017

• 1 Finished

Projects per year

• Epiphanies in literature: a psychological and literary linguist account

  Fabb, N. (Principal Investigator)

  Leverhulme Trust

  1/09/14 → 31/08/17

  Project: Research Fellowship

  • thrill 100%
  • Closures 100%
  • Exercise 100%
  • Paradise lost 100%
  • Complexities 100%

Research output

Research output per year 2022 2022 2022

• 1 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

• A Theory of Thrills, Sublime and Epiphany in Literature

  Fabb, N., 31 Jul 2022, London. 226 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • thrill 100%
  • psychological literature 25%
  • aesthetic object 25%

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Fabb, N. (2023, Jul 25). Literature and surprise. https://literary-universals.uconn.edu/2023/07/25/literature-and-surprise/

Fabb, Nigel. / Literature and surprise. 2023.

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