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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... fact make something the author never expected ; in such cases , though , the readers will still act as if they have in fact found the meaning of the text . I am not arguing that we do not use logic to interpret literary texts . Given ...
... fact make something the author never expected ; in such cases , though , the readers will still act as if they have in fact found the meaning of the text . I am not arguing that we do not use logic to interpret literary texts . Given ...
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... fact would probably not " even be aware that he had been struck . " 51 Outside this novel 49. For a more detailed discussion of the use of verifiable facts in fictional texts , see Barbara Foley , Telling the Truth . 50. Champigny ...
... fact would probably not " even be aware that he had been struck . " 51 Outside this novel 49. For a more detailed discussion of the use of verifiable facts in fictional texts , see Barbara Foley , Telling the Truth . 50. Champigny ...
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... fact is given notice in a text , if that fact does not have any apparent value for signification ( for instance , as character revelation ) , and if there is a configuration in which that fact would have predictive value , then we ...
... fact is given notice in a text , if that fact does not have any apparent value for signification ( for instance , as character revelation ) , and if there is a configuration in which that fact would have predictive value , then we ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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