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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... belief that " meaning - full texts exist independent of interpreta- tion " ) than to what he calls " readerly idealism " ( the belief that " meaning is made , not found , " since " textual facts are never prior to or independent of the ...
... belief that " meaning - full texts exist independent of interpreta- tion " ) than to what he calls " readerly idealism " ( the belief that " meaning is made , not found , " since " textual facts are never prior to or independent of the ...
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... beliefs in addition to those we already hold . Thus , for a while we believe that a woman named Isabel Archer really ... belief will see Cinderella as a psychotic young woman subject to hallucinations . concerned with the psychological ...
... beliefs in addition to those we already hold . Thus , for a while we believe that a woman named Isabel Archer really ... belief will see Cinderella as a psychotic young woman subject to hallucinations . concerned with the psychological ...
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... beliefs that , like the belief that one could stumble on the Trojan Horse , do contradict the experiences of the authorial audience.47 47. John W. Loofbourow's attempt to solve this problem is similar to mine , but is not entirely ...
... beliefs that , like the belief that one could stumble on the Trojan Horse , do contradict the experiences of the authorial audience.47 47. John W. Loofbourow's attempt to solve this problem is similar to mine , but is not entirely ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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