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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Pagina 131
... tell an introduction from the first subject ( although occasionally he or she may be fooled — as in the long introduction to the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto ) ; simi- larly , an experienced reader knows how to tell when a ...
... tell an introduction from the first subject ( although occasionally he or she may be fooled — as in the long introduction to the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto ) ; simi- larly , an experienced reader knows how to tell when a ...
Pagina 137
... tell us ? " but rather , " Since this is guaranteed to tell us something definite , what could that something definite be ? " It is 47. Claude McKay , Banjo : A Story without a Plot ( New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / Harvest ...
... tell us ? " but rather , " Since this is guaranteed to tell us something definite , what could that something definite be ? " It is 47. Claude McKay , Banjo : A Story without a Plot ( New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / Harvest ...
Pagina 148
... tell us . . . . The reason the book does not tell us . . is that it is not an important part of the story . The story is about digging the basement of the town hall , and that is what the book tells us . " 22 21. For a different ...
... tell us . . . . The reason the book does not tell us . . is that it is not an important part of the story . The story is about digging the basement of the town hall , and that is what the book tells us . " 22 21. For a different ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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