A theory of narrative empathy

Narrative

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-236

  Keen, Suzanne ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53549130671     PISSN: 10633685     EISSN: 1538974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/nar.2006.0015     Document Type: Article

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