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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... Canon " : " Who attributed [ excellence ] to only some novels , and how ? " Ohmann's concern in his essay is somewhat different from mine : he is looking at the social processes by which the choices of particular readers get ...
... Canon " : " Who attributed [ excellence ] to only some novels , and how ? " Ohmann's concern in his essay is somewhat different from mine : he is looking at the social processes by which the choices of particular readers get ...
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... canon as well , at least in its focus . As Judith Fetterley provocatively puts it , " If a white male middle - class literary establishment consistently chooses to identify as great and thus worth reading those texts that present as ...
... canon as well , at least in its focus . As Judith Fetterley provocatively puts it , " If a white male middle - class literary establishment consistently chooses to identify as great and thus worth reading those texts that present as ...
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... canon erected on it , with all its ideo- logical biases . Furthermore , the stress on close reading - which means , among other things , slow reading - tends to restrict the number of texts a reader is likely to be familiar with , and ...
... canon erected on it , with all its ideo- logical biases . Furthermore , the stress on close reading - which means , among other things , slow reading - tends to restrict the number of texts a reader is likely to be familiar with , and ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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