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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... fiction ; the author not only knows that the narrative audience is different from the actual and authorial au- diences , but rejoices in this fact and expects his or her actual au- dience to rejoice as well . For it is this difference ...
... fiction ; the author not only knows that the narrative audience is different from the actual and authorial au- diences , but rejoices in this fact and expects his or her actual au- dience to rejoice as well . For it is this difference ...
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... Fiction : Rules of Coherence " I've lost my faith in pure coincidence . Everything in life tends to hang together in ... fiction , " Successful fic- tion always involves a coherent relating of action , character , and meaning .... Most ...
... Fiction : Rules of Coherence " I've lost my faith in pure coincidence . Everything in life tends to hang together in ... fiction , " Successful fic- tion always involves a coherent relating of action , character , and meaning .... Most ...
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... Fiction , reject any irony that " preclude [ s ] " resolu- tion , for such irony leads to " smug and futile skepticism . " Instead , they stand for an irony that " force [ s ] the resolution to take stock of as full a context as ...
... Fiction , reject any irony that " preclude [ s ] " resolu- tion , for such irony leads to " smug and futile skepticism . " Instead , they stand for an irony that " force [ s ] the resolution to take stock of as full a context as ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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