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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Pagina 56
... stress as well . Todd's dis- covery itself , for instance , is printed partly in italics . Changes in typeface help guide the reader's attention in Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses , Don't They ? just as Manuel Puig's use of typography ...
... stress as well . Todd's dis- covery itself , for instance , is printed partly in italics . Changes in typeface help guide the reader's attention in Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses , Don't They ? just as Manuel Puig's use of typography ...
Pagina 65
... stressed not only by its physical position , but by its plot position as well , for it provides the final bit of information about what has happened to Homer Barron . ( 4 ) In addition , there are positions that are stressed only in ...
... stressed not only by its physical position , but by its plot position as well , for it provides the final bit of information about what has happened to Homer Barron . ( 4 ) In addition , there are positions that are stressed only in ...
Pagina 70
... stress - that is , unless they are given specifically formulaic emphases . ( Thus , as I have suggested , the fireside chat of the detective story is stressed because that is precisely its for- mulaic purpose - to point out an event ...
... stress - that is , unless they are given specifically formulaic emphases . ( Thus , as I have suggested , the fireside chat of the detective story is stressed because that is precisely its for- mulaic purpose - to point out an event ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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