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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... norms the text initially assumes or invokes , or , through implicit or explicit intertextual reference , modify or even violate established literary norms . The " shocking novel " breaks certain proprieties defined by the larger society ...
... norms the text initially assumes or invokes , or , through implicit or explicit intertextual reference , modify or even violate established literary norms . The " shocking novel " breaks certain proprieties defined by the larger society ...
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... norms of American popular songs — at least , they did until they , too , became an American pop norm . The blandest American TV jingle would have the same shock value for an Indian unfamiliar with Western musical practice . In the same ...
... norms of American popular songs — at least , they did until they , too , became an American pop norm . The blandest American TV jingle would have the same shock value for an Indian unfamiliar with Western musical practice . In the same ...
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... norms it was ex- pected to be read against . But it is just as important to know the literary norms that serve as a text's background . Suppose , for ex- ample , we pick up a mystery story and find the characters compar- ing literature ...
... norms it was ex- pected to be read against . But it is just as important to know the literary norms that serve as a text's background . Suppose , for ex- ample , we pick up a mystery story and find the characters compar- ing literature ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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