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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... fails to mention , much less catch the implications of , the famous " long strand of iron - gray hair " on the pillow.2 Nonetheless , argues Crosman , the interpretation is valid ; it may fail to incorporate certain textual features ...
... fails to mention , much less catch the implications of , the famous " long strand of iron - gray hair " on the pillow.2 Nonetheless , argues Crosman , the interpretation is valid ; it may fail to incorporate certain textual features ...
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... fails , it might warn us to expect a second — as if the title were a twist on " Opportunity knocks but once . " But ... fail . Ford Madox Ford's Some Do Not . . . provides a more elaborate example of how a title can serve as a skeleton ...
... fails , it might warn us to expect a second — as if the title were a twist on " Opportunity knocks but once . " But ... fail . Ford Madox Ford's Some Do Not . . . provides a more elaborate example of how a title can serve as a skeleton ...
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... failed attempts to join in one particular social practice , not successful attempts to engage in some different social ... fail to recognize that the first words are introductory , and that the real opening comes later . Or a reader may ...
... failed attempts to join in one particular social practice , not successful attempts to engage in some different social ... fail to recognize that the first words are introductory , and that the real opening comes later . Or a reader may ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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