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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All art is a matter of choice , and the most fundamental choice an author faces is the choice of where to direct his or her attention . What is true of writers is true of readers as well . If one assumes that all features of a text are ...
All art is a matter of choice , and the most fundamental choice an author faces is the choice of where to direct his or her attention . What is true of writers is true of readers as well . If one assumes that all features of a text are ...
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Furthermore , such placement affects both concentration and scaffolding : our attention during the act of reading will , in part , be concentrated on what we have found in these positions , and our sense of the text's meaning will be ...
Furthermore , such placement affects both concentration and scaffolding : our attention during the act of reading will , in part , be concentrated on what we have found in these positions , and our sense of the text's meaning will be ...
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More often than not , the authorial audience is also to pay attention when a plot changes direction . This can occur in fairly literal ways , as when , in Robin Hood , Little John physically stops moving : 1 So he strode whistling along ...
More often than not , the authorial audience is also to pay attention when a plot changes direction . This can occur in fairly literal ways , as when , in Robin Hood , Little John physically stops moving : 1 So he strode whistling along ...
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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 Literary theory The Ohio State University Press Open Access Initiative |
| Autore | Peter J. Rabinowitz |
| Editore | Cornell University Press, 1987 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 23 feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0801420105, 9780801420108 |
| Lunghezza | 249 pagine |
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