Attention Spans 1st Edition

Attention Spans (1st Edition) by Garrett Stewart is a probing, elegantly written exploration of how modern readers and viewers navigate narrative in an age of fragmented attention. This compelling volume immediately draws you in with clear arguments and vivid examples from literature, film, and digital media, making complex theory accessible without sacrificing scholarly depth.

Stewart’s careful analysis illuminates the mechanics of focus—how pacing, perspective, and form shape our engagement—and why those dynamics matter now more than ever. Readers will appreciate case studies that span classic novels to contemporary screen storytelling, alongside crisp, jargon-light prose that suits both classroom use and thoughtful leisure reading.

For instructors, graduate students, and curious general readers, this edition offers practical frameworks for interpreting attention as a cultural and aesthetic force. It enriches course syllabi in literary studies, film studies, media theory, and cognitive approaches to narrative, while also serving as a provocative companion for anyone interested in attention in the digital era.

If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of how stories command, lose, and regain our focus, Stewart provides both the insight and the tools to do it. Available through major booksellers and independent bookstores across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and online retailers worldwide—secure your copy of Attention Spans, 1st Edition, to start rethinking the relation between form and attention today.

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