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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... believe and do not believe a literary text . But since he is One way to determine the characteristics of the narrative au- 95 Rules of Signification.
... believe and do not believe a literary text . But since he is One way to determine the characteristics of the narrative au- 95 Rules of Signification.
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... believe - if I wanted to take this work of fiction as real ? " Normally , pretending to be a member of the narrative audience is a fairly simple task , especially when we are reading traditional realistic fiction : we temporarily take ...
... believe - if I wanted to take this work of fiction as real ? " Normally , pretending to be a member of the narrative audience is a fairly simple task , especially when we are reading traditional realistic fiction : we temporarily take ...
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... believe that this is inevitably a good thing . Receptiveness to new texts and new literary experiences , after all , does not depend solely on the care with which you approach them . If my arguments here have any validity ...
... believe that this is inevitably a good thing . Receptiveness to new texts and new literary experiences , after all , does not depend solely on the care with which you approach them . If my arguments here have any validity ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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