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ERIC Number: EJ282036
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Secondary Worlds.
Benton, Michael
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v16 n3 p68-75 Spr 1983
The phenomenon of a "secondary world"--the world of imagination created by writers of fiction in which writers and readers mentally participate--is described. Theories on the subject are discussed, and a three-dimensional model of the psychological structure of this world is presented. (PP)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Fiction, Imagery, Imagination, Learning Theories, Psychological Patterns, Reader Response, Reading Processes, Recreational Reading, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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