Transformative effects of reading, in terms of shifts in self-understanding and enhanced
social cognition, have been the topic of a variety of theoretical and empirical studies recently …

Scientific interest in the processing and effects of narrative information has substantially
increased in recent years. The focus of this chapter is on narrative transportation, an …

Encounters with literary texts can lead to deeply cherished memories, some of which
readers may ascribe powerful and enduring functions to in terms of acquired life insights …

Narrative experiencers frequently report broadly differing narrative responses. Literary
scholarship customarily addresses those shared by communities of readers as pertaining to …

We are interested in the textual features that correlate with the re-ported impact by readers of
novels. We operationalize impact measurement through a rule-based reading impact model …

The presence of creative writing in higher education poses the need to strengthen its
academic foundations with novel contributions which enhance its growing practice-informed …

In this dissertation, we study literary narratives, especially stories with immoral protagonists,
from the perspective of the reader. We are not limiting ourselves to the theoretical notions of …

In this dissertation, we study literary narratives, especially stories with immoral protagonists,
from the perspective of the reader. We are not limiting ourselves to the theoretical notions of …