Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of InterpretationOhio State University Press, 1998 - 249 pagine How does what we know shape the ways we read? Starting from the premise that any productive theory of narrative must take into account the presuppositions the reader brings to the text, Before Reading explores how our prior knowledge of literary conventions influences the processes of interpretation and evaluation. Available again with a new introduction by James Phelan. |
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... depends not only on social context but also on the intertextual grid against which the text is read . Generally speaking , formulaic ele- ments - elements that regularly recur without significant varia- tion in comparable texts — are ...
... depends not only on social context but also on the intertextual grid against which the text is read . Generally speaking , formulaic ele- ments - elements that regularly recur without significant varia- tion in comparable texts — are ...
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... depend to some extent on the reader's assumptions about the proper intertextual grid , assumptions made in part before even starting the book . 43. Thus , the impact of a book depends on when you read it with respect to other books . As ...
... depend to some extent on the reader's assumptions about the proper intertextual grid , assumptions made in part before even starting the book . 43. Thus , the impact of a book depends on when you read it with respect to other books . As ...
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... depends , however , on a number of variables . ( 1 ) The proba- bility that a state of affairs will change depends , in part , on the reliability of the person claiming it to be permanent . It makes a difference , for instance , whether ...
... depends , however , on a number of variables . ( 1 ) The proba- bility that a state of affairs will change depends , in part , on the reliability of the person claiming it to be permanent . It makes a difference , for instance , whether ...
Sommario
NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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