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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... Mystery of the Blue Train . Each reading confers a different meaning on the text , and each is consistent and coherent in itself . How can we explain this double - barreled detective story ? We could , perhaps conclude that all texts ...
... Mystery of the Blue Train . Each reading confers a different meaning on the text , and each is consistent and coherent in itself . How can we explain this double - barreled detective story ? We could , perhaps conclude that all texts ...
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... mystery story and find the characters compar- ing literature and life : " You confess that you read detective stories , Miss Grey . You must know that any one who has a perfect alibi is always open to grave suspicion . " " Do you think ...
... mystery story and find the characters compar- ing literature and life : " You confess that you read detective stories , Miss Grey . You must know that any one who has a perfect alibi is always open to grave suspicion . " " Do you think ...
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... Mystery , and Romance . Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1976 . Champigny , Robert . What Will Have Happened : A Philosophical and Technical Essay on Mystery Stories . Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1977 . Chatman ...
... Mystery , and Romance . Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1976 . Champigny , Robert . What Will Have Happened : A Philosophical and Technical Essay on Mystery Stories . Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1977 . Chatman ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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