Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of InterpretationHow 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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49 And it is true that we often apply rules of interpretation with so little thought that
the act of literary perception appears to be automatic ; furthermore , texts do , to
some extent , give directions for their own decoding . But the phrase " give ...
49 And it is true that we often apply rules of interpretation with so little thought that
the act of literary perception appears to be automatic ; furthermore , texts do , to
some extent , give directions for their own decoding . But the phrase " give ...
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One need not subscribe to Miss Crawford ' s social code to feel that , in literature ,
it is — as she says — " very inconvenient indeed " when an author fails to give
the proper signals and allows those details which should be " not noticeable " to ...
One need not subscribe to Miss Crawford ' s social code to feel that , in literature ,
it is — as she says — " very inconvenient indeed " when an author fails to give
the proper signals and allows those details which should be " not noticeable " to ...
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28 It is no accident that Wells gives the hero of The Time Machine gray eyes , for
he wants us to know , from the beginning ... I guess the fact is neither one of us
would be welcome in a Quaker meeting , but as I tell Mother , what did God give
us ...
28 It is no accident that Wells gives the hero of The Time Machine gray eyes , for
he wants us to know , from the beginning ... I guess the fact is neither one of us
would be welcome in a Quaker meeting , but as I tell Mother , what did God give
us ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Theory and interpretation of narrative series |
| Autore | Peter J. Rabinowitz |
| Edizione | ristampa |
| Editore | Ohio State University Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0814207596, 9780814207598 |
| Lunghezza | 249 pagine |
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