the experience of fiction from childhood to adulthood /
First Statement of Responsibility
J.A. Appleyard.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st pbk. ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 228 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A study of the psychological development of readers of fiction across the whole lifespan, which argues that regardless of personality and background, readers go through a regular sequence of stages as they mature from childhood to adulthood, affecting how they experience and respond to stories.