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THE PASSIONATE MUSE 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd i 1/14/2012 12:40:53 PM To Phil and Nico Characters in the short story "One Another" are imaginary, and no resemblance to actual persons is intended or implied. 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd ii 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM THE PASSIONATE MUSE Exploring Emotion in Stories Keith Oatley 1 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd iii 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offi ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Th ailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © by Keith Oatley Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. Madison Avenue, New York, New York www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Oatley, Keith. Th e passionate muse : exploring emotion in stories / Keith Oatley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN ---- (hardback : alk. paper) . Emotions. . Psychology and literature. . Literature—Psychology. I. Title. BF.O .—dc Printed in the USA on acid-free paper 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd iv 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii ONE ANOTHER PART ONE . Enjoyment ONE ANOTHER PART TWO . Th e suspense of plot ONE ANOTHER PART THREE . Falling in love v 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd v 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM CONTENTS ONE ANOTHER PART FOUR . Loss and sadness ONE ANOTHER PART FIVE . Transformation ONE ANOTHER PART SIX . Anger and retribution ONE ANOTHER PART SEVEN . Other minds . Refl ection Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index vi 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd vi 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Th e title of the short story “One Another” was suggested some years ago by Jonathan Miller as the title of a book we were plan- ning to write together. Like some parts of this current book, the one we were going to write all those years ago was to draw inspiration from Goff man’s work on the presentation of self to others. It didn’t quite make it from conversation onto the page, but I hope Jonathan won’t mind that I have used the title we were going to use, then, for the short story I’ve written for this book. I would like to thank Jenny Jenkins, my life partner and the prin- cipal editor of all my books. Her insights, corrections, and suggestions have been invaluable. I’d like to thank, also, my colleague Maja Djikic, who also read the manuscript and made valuable suggestions. Th e research on which this book is based is part of a new fi eld, the psychology of fi ction. I’m very grateful to the people who have come to work with me as graduate students, who have worked on the psychology of narrative, and of fi ction, and to my thinking about it. Angela Biason, Valentine Cadieux, Maja Djikic, Mitra Gholamain, Allan Eng, Alison Kerr, Laurette Larocque, Jerry Lazare, Raymond Mar, Rebecca Wells-J opling. Some of these people—Valentine, Maja, Raymond, Rebecca—continue to work with me, and to publish the online magazine on the psychology of fi ction: OnFiction which you vii 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd vii 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS can fi nd at www.onfi ction.ca A few passages in this book were origi- nally published by me in OnFiction. My colleagues in the fi eld of the psychology of emotion are many, and I am grateful to them for interactions and input on the topic of emotion. Among them I would especially like to thank Phil Johnson-L aird and Nico Frijda for their friendship and their infl u- ence on my thinking. During the period in which I have been writing this book and thinking about its topics, the following colleagues in the psychology of fi ction have been especially infl uential for me: Marisa Bortolussi, Brian Boyd, Noël Carroll, Gerry Cupchik, Ronnie de Sousa, Peter Dixon, Art Graesser, Melanie Green, Patrick Hogan, Frank Hakemulder, Don Kuiken, David Miall, Mary Beth Oliver, David Olson, Joan Peskin, Jordan Peterson, Willie van Peer, Brian Stock, Ed Tan, Peter Vorderer. I’d like to give my warm thanks to the editors at Oxford University Press: Catharine Carlin who commissioned the book, Marion Osmun who discussed part of an early draft, and Joan Bossert who became the book’s thoughtful and ever- helpful editor. CREDIT LINES FOR IMAGES: Page Henstridge, Fred. “. of the Helsinki-Leningrad train taken at the Helsinki train station”, Copyright © by Fred Henstridge Photography. Used with permission. Page “Woman in White Blouse”, Copyright © by iStockphoto LP. Used with permission. Page “Staircase in Hotel Seurahuone, Helsinki”, Copyright © by Hotelli Seurahuone Helsinki. Used with permission. Page “Helsinki Central Railway Station, Carl Edelfelt, Helsinki, Finland”, Copyright © by [email protected]. Used with permission. Page Bellotto, Bernardo. “Bridgettine Church and Arsenal”, Oil on canvas, , Warsaw. Brygidki Church on the corner of Nalewki St. Further down is the Warsaw Arsenal. On the left, Bielańska St. Page Rumpled bedclothes: Hannah Oatley. Page Man holding coff ee cup: Keith Oatley. viii 00_Oatley_Prelims.indd viii 1/14/2012 12:40:54 PM ONE ANOTHER PART I “East meets West at last, and now we must part,” said Alex. Sonya looked at him, raised an eyebrow, pursed her lips in a half smile. “I’m worried about you,” he said. “You said you were lucky to get this position. It’s quite high up, but you don’t seem that interested.” 01_Oatley_ch01.indd 1 1/13/2012 11:21:22 AM
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