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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... begin with . Georg Lukács ' Marxist analysis of Balzac depends on the distinction between what Balzac wanted to see and what he really did see.40 Most important — if importance has any connection to the power of a critical movement to ...
... begin with . Georg Lukács ' Marxist analysis of Balzac depends on the distinction between what Balzac wanted to see and what he really did see.40 Most important — if importance has any connection to the power of a critical movement to ...
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Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Peter J. Rabinowitz. tions to begin with . Indeed , the more a writer wishes to undermine tradition , the more imperative it is that the tradition be under- stood to begin with ...
Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Peter J. Rabinowitz. tions to begin with . Indeed , the more a writer wishes to undermine tradition , the more imperative it is that the tradition be under- stood to begin with ...
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... begin in medias res with regard to its story , this one seems to begin right in the middle of its narration . The opening paragraph ( as would be appropriate in a real journal ) gives us few hints about who is who , or who is important ...
... begin in medias res with regard to its story , this one seems to begin right in the middle of its narration . The opening paragraph ( as would be appropriate in a real journal ) gives us few hints about who is who , or who is important ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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