Jane on the Brain
By
Wendy Jones
Read by
Cassandra Campbell
Release:
12/05/2017
Release:
12/05/2017
Release:
12/05/2017
Release:
12/05/2017
Runtime:
16h 7m
Runtime:
16h 7m
Runtime:
16h 7m
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Why is Jane Austen so phenomenally popular? Why do we read Pride and Prejudice again and again? Why do we delight in Emma's mischievous schemes? Why do we care that Anne Elliot of Persuasion suffers?
We care because it is our biological destiny to be interested in people and their stories—the human brain is a social brain. And Austen's characters are so believable, that for many of us, they are not just imaginary beings, but friends whom we know and love. And thanks to Austen's ability to capture the breadth and depth of human psychology so thoroughly, we feel that she empathizes with us, her readers.
Humans have a profound need for empathy, to know that we are not alone with our joys and sorrows. And then there is attachment, denial, narcissism, and of course, love, to name a few. We see ourselves and others reflected in Austen's work.
We care because it is our biological destiny to be interested in people and their stories—the human brain is a social brain. And Austen's characters are so believable, that for many of us, they are not just imaginary beings, but friends whom we know and love. And thanks to Austen's ability to capture the breadth and depth of human psychology so thoroughly, we feel that she empathizes with us, her readers.
Humans have a profound need for empathy, to know that we are not alone with our joys and sorrows. And then there is attachment, denial, narcissism, and of course, love, to name a few. We see ourselves and others reflected in Austen's work.
Release:
2017-12-05
2017-12-05
2017-12-05
2017-12-05
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
16h 7m
16h 7m
16h 7m
16h 7m
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audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
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1.18 lb
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1.18 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781681689913
9781665140386
9781665140379
9781681689906
Publisher:
Highbridge Audio
Highbridge Audio
Highbridge Audio
Highbridge Audio
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