What We See When We Read
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What We See When We Read is a nonfiction book by designer and art director Peter Mendelsund that explores how readers mentally visualize characters, settings, and events during the act of reading.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| What We See When We Read canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
literary criticism book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Peter Mendelsund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
art director
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designer ⓘ |
| authorOfCoverDesign | Peter Mendelsund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
how readers imagine characters
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how readers imagine events ⓘ how readers imagine settings ⓘ indeterminacy in literary description ⓘ interaction between text and imagination ⓘ minimal description in literature ⓘ reader participation in constructing images ⓘ visual cognition in reading ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics of reading
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literary criticism ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
focus on phenomenology of reading
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highly visual layout ⓘ integration of design and criticism ⓘ use of diagrams and graphics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cognitive psychology of reading
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literary theory ⓘ visual design principles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cognitive processes in reading
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fictional settings ⓘ literary characters ⓘ mental imagery ⓘ narrative perception ⓘ reader experience ⓘ reading ⓘ visualization in reading ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Vintage
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Vintage Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cover
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Reading Images NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
designers
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readers ⓘ students of literature ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
illustration
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text ⓘ |
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