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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... context in which Ibsen expected the play to be produced , the action itself was shock- ing , even though it may seem less so now . In contrast , a contempo- rary American reader of Chekhov's " Lady with the Dog , " living in a social ...
... context in which Ibsen expected the play to be produced , the action itself was shock- ing , even though it may seem less so now . In contrast , a contempo- rary American reader of Chekhov's " Lady with the Dog , " living in a social ...
Pagina 89
... context in which the book was intended to be read . Black English has different implications in Dixon's Leopard's Spots and in Wright's Uncle Tom's Children ; in the Hardy Boys books , rough language is usually a sign of rough character ...
... context in which the book was intended to be read . Black English has different implications in Dixon's Leopard's Spots and in Wright's Uncle Tom's Children ; in the Hardy Boys books , rough language is usually a sign of rough character ...
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... context in which speedy reading is assumed ; so does the rapid turnover of the stock of romances.14 And these sales prac- tices confirm more widely held assumptions about reading speed . The tendency of college students to divide ...
... context in which speedy reading is assumed ; so does the rapid turnover of the stock of romances.14 And these sales prac- tices confirm more widely held assumptions about reading speed . The tendency of college students to divide ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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