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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... privileged . This may seem trivial , but it is a tremendous help for the first - time viewer of Hamlet . In the opening scenes , there are so many charac- ters that he or she would not know where to focus attention with- out some cue ...
... privileged . This may seem trivial , but it is a tremendous help for the first - time viewer of Hamlet . In the opening scenes , there are so many charac- ters that he or she would not know where to focus attention with- out some cue ...
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... Privileged Positions " below ) —are more widespread . But while the specific rules may vary with genre , cultural context , and au- thor , the authorial audience is expected to share them , whatever they are , with the author before ...
... Privileged Positions " below ) —are more widespread . But while the specific rules may vary with genre , cultural context , and au- thor , the authorial audience is expected to share them , whatever they are , with the author before ...
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... privileged nature of closing sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice ...
... privileged nature of closing sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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