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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... discussion of intention by treating it as a matter of social convention rather than of individual psychology . In other words , my perspective allows us to treat the reader's at- tempt to read as the author intended , not as a search ...
... discussion of intention by treating it as a matter of social convention rather than of individual psychology . In other words , my perspective allows us to treat the reader's at- tempt to read as the author intended , not as a search ...
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... discuss in more detail in Chapters 6 and 7 , not all attempts at authorial reading are suc- cessful . Even readers who try ... discussion of the difference between logical ( " theoretical " ) and historical genres ( Fantastic , chap . 1 ) ...
... discuss in more detail in Chapters 6 and 7 , not all attempts at authorial reading are suc- cessful . Even readers who try ... discussion of the difference between logical ( " theoretical " ) and historical genres ( Fantastic , chap . 1 ) ...
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... discussion of Barnes ' novel , I am especially indebted to Nancy S. Rabinowitz , with whom many of these ideas have been jointly worked out . For a fuller discussion of the structure , meaning , and critical reception — such as it is ...
... discussion of Barnes ' novel , I am especially indebted to Nancy S. Rabinowitz , with whom many of these ideas have been jointly worked out . For a fuller discussion of the structure , meaning , and critical reception — such as it is ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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