Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of InterpretationCornell University Press, 1987 - 249 pagine Overview: 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. |
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... Idiot we are expected to be distrustful of Ganya because his teeth are " altogether too dazzling and even " ) . 17 The potential range of assumptions an author can make , in other words , is infinite . The notion of the authorial ...
... Idiot we are expected to be distrustful of Ganya because his teeth are " altogether too dazzling and even " ) . 17 The potential range of assumptions an author can make , in other words , is infinite . The notion of the authorial ...
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... idiot . He forgot ' the idiot ' at once . He caught sight in the crowd , not far from where he was sitting , of a face . " 64 According to this rule , the reader is en- titled to assume that he gave a start because he saw the face ...
... idiot . He forgot ' the idiot ' at once . He caught sight in the crowd , not far from where he was sitting , of a face . " 64 According to this rule , the reader is en- titled to assume that he gave a start because he saw the face ...
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... Idiot . " In the latter , the narrator is surprised by Zimina's compassion toward an idiot stranger : " To tell the truth , I shouldn't have expected from him such sincere compassion towards a stranger's misfortune . " This leads to a ...
... Idiot . " In the latter , the narrator is surprised by Zimina's compassion toward an idiot stranger : " To tell the truth , I shouldn't have expected from him such sincere compassion towards a stranger's misfortune . " This leads to a ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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