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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... sentence than most other sentences that could be uttered . Whatever their theories , almost all critics act on the twin princi- ples that paraphrases can be more or less adequate , and that , as Gerald Graff puts it , the act of ...
... sentence than most other sentences that could be uttered . Whatever their theories , almost all critics act on the twin princi- ples that paraphrases can be more or less adequate , and that , as Gerald Graff puts it , the act of ...
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... sentences of most texts are privileged ; that is , any interpretation of a text that cannot account for those sentences is generally deemed more defective than a reading that cannot account for some random sentence in the middle . Other ...
... sentences of most texts are privileged ; that is , any interpretation of a text that cannot account for those sentences is generally deemed more defective than a reading that cannot account for some random sentence in the middle . Other ...
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... sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice . Similarly , the open- ing sentence ...
... sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice . Similarly , the open- ing sentence ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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