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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... misreadings of it . These misreadings assume a popular novel could not make Chandler's thematic point about the ... misreading and canon for- mation . In treating these and other non - canonical texts with the re- spect usually ...
... misreadings of it . These misreadings assume a popular novel could not make Chandler's thematic point about the ... misreading and canon for- mation . In treating these and other non - canonical texts with the re- spect usually ...
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... misreadings in order to illuminate the political pressures implicit behind them . Before getting to actual cases , however , it is necessary both to reiterate how I am using the term misreading in this book and to distinguish among ...
... misreadings in order to illuminate the political pressures implicit behind them . Before getting to actual cases , however , it is necessary both to reiterate how I am using the term misreading in this book and to distinguish among ...
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... misreadings are widespread rather than idiosyncratic - and I would argue that such persistent misreading usually has its origins , not in the readers as individuals , but in the culture that has taught them to read . We can therefore ...
... misreadings are widespread rather than idiosyncratic - and I would argue that such persistent misreading usually has its origins , not in the readers as individuals , but in the culture that has taught them to read . We can therefore ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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