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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10 Similarly , the Time Traveller of The Time Machine remarks , " ' I was to discover the atrocious folly of this proceeding , but it came to my mind as an ingenious move . ' ” 11 But an author can be more concrete in prefiguring the ...
10 Similarly , the Time Traveller of The Time Machine remarks , " ' I was to discover the atrocious folly of this proceeding , but it came to my mind as an ingenious move . ' ” 11 But an author can be more concrete in prefiguring the ...
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Similarly , the following passage in Zola's Thérèse Raquin not only tells us explicitly when the comfortable adultery of Thérèse and Laurent will end , but also warns us implicitly of what will push them into violent action : " This ...
Similarly , the following passage in Zola's Thérèse Raquin not only tells us explicitly when the comfortable adultery of Thérèse and Laurent will end , but also warns us implicitly of what will push them into violent action : " This ...
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Similarly , readers can usually start with the presumption that diverse strands of action will in some way be linked . In Farewell , My Lovely , Philip Marlowe has accidentally gotten entangled in the search for ex - convict Moose ...
Similarly , readers can usually start with the presumption that diverse strands of action will in some way be linked . In Farewell , My Lovely , Philip Marlowe has accidentally gotten entangled in the search for ex - convict Moose ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Peter J. Rabinowitz Visualizzazione estratti - 1998 |
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