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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... matter , is it an article of faith of any regularly constituted interpretive community . Rather , it is brought to bear on the text from the outside . And without a prior decision to apply that rule , there is no textually imposed ...
... matter , is it an article of faith of any regularly constituted interpretive community . Rather , it is brought to bear on the text from the outside . And without a prior decision to apply that rule , there is no textually imposed ...
Pagina 111
... matter of chronology , whereas configuration is a matter of order of presentation . Further- more , application of rules of configuration involves an understanding not only of story but of plot as well , since readers often use their ...
... matter of chronology , whereas configuration is a matter of order of presentation . Further- more , application of rules of configuration involves an understanding not only of story but of plot as well , since readers often use their ...
Pagina 139
... matter whether such a series of attempts is really psychologically possi- ble . What matters is that Travis McGee has informed us , with scientific authority , that suicides rarely try to kill themselves even in two different ways , and ...
... matter whether such a series of attempts is really psychologically possi- ble . What matters is that Travis McGee has informed us , with scientific authority , that suicides rarely try to kill themselves even in two different ways , and ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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