Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of InterpretationOverview: 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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At the beginning of the novel , perhaps , after the first murder attempt fails , it
might warn us to expect a second - as if the title were a twist on “ Opportunity
knocks but once . ... It is not only that Frank and Cora fail , but that they had to fail .
At the beginning of the novel , perhaps , after the first murder attempt fails , it
might warn us to expect a second - as if the title were a twist on “ Opportunity
knocks but once . ... It is not only that Frank and Cora fail , but that they had to fail .
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this sense , therefore , are failed attempts to join in one particular social practice ,
not successful attempts to engage in some ... Thus , for instance , a reader may
know that a text ' s opening is noticeable , but may fail to recognize that the first ...
this sense , therefore , are failed attempts to join in one particular social practice ,
not successful attempts to engage in some ... Thus , for instance , a reader may
know that a text ' s opening is noticeable , but may fail to recognize that the first ...
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Of course , this failure to employ certain traditional rules of notice does not mean
that other kinds of notice have not taken their place . In a novel based on different
rules , however , crucial details may well be invisible to the reader without the ...
Of course , this failure to employ certain traditional rules of notice does not mean
that other kinds of notice have not taken their place . In a novel based on different
rules , however , crucial details may well be invisible to the reader without the ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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| Titolo | Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Cornell paperbacks The Ohio State University Press Open Access Initiative |
| Autore | Peter J. Rabinowitz |
| Editore | Cornell University Press, 1987 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 28 mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0801420105, 9780801420108 |
| Lunghezza | 249 pagine |
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