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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... turn , enables us to comprehend more fully and appreciate more keenly the con- clusions , the methods , the purposes , and the implications of Before Reading . ' To start with the conclusions , the book offers three main theses : ( 1 ) ...
... turn , enables us to comprehend more fully and appreciate more keenly the con- clusions , the methods , the purposes , and the implications of Before Reading . ' To start with the conclusions , the book offers three main theses : ( 1 ) ...
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... Turn of the Screw makes proper sense only to a reader who knows something about the conduct deemed proper to governesses in the nineteenth century.14 Some authors rely on our precise knowledge of cultural fads ( Peter Cameron , in ...
... Turn of the Screw makes proper sense only to a reader who knows something about the conduct deemed proper to governesses in the nineteenth century.14 Some authors rely on our precise knowledge of cultural fads ( Peter Cameron , in ...
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... turn out to be the killer . The author , in fact , fulfills the expectations raised by this pattern ; indeed , so ... turns out to be the villain , then , the reader starting off from this romance premise experiences something ...
... turn out to be the killer . The author , in fact , fulfills the expectations raised by this pattern ; indeed , so ... turns out to be the villain , then , the reader starting off from this romance premise experiences something ...
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NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS | 3 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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