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 is a commonplace member of the genre " classical British detective sto- ry . " It has a murder ; it has an adequate collection of readily identi- fiable cardboard characters , most with plausible motives and ...
... Mystery of the Blue Train is a commonplace member of the genre " classical British detective sto- ry . " It has a murder ; it has an adequate collection of readily identi- fiable cardboard characters , most with plausible motives and ...
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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 of death been enacted before his eyes when another mystery just as inexplicable presented itself , calling to love and life . " 4 More often than not , though , authors rely on a set of unspoken agreements to get their readers ...
... mystery of death been enacted before his eyes when another mystery just as inexplicable presented itself , calling to love and life . " 4 More often than not , though , authors rely on a set of unspoken agreements to get their readers ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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