Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of InterpretationOverview: 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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Correct application of the other - shoe rule depends on our under- standing of genre as well . Virtually any event or statement can imply some consequences ; authorial reading involves the ability to sort out those for which the ...
Correct application of the other - shoe rule depends on our under- standing of genre as well . Virtually any event or statement can imply some consequences ; authorial reading involves the ability to sort out those for which the ...
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And the terms used to describe various modes of reading are often genre terms : a " ghost story . ... For if we take this usage seriously , it suggests that genres can be seen not only in the traditional way as patterns or models that ...
And the terms used to describe various modes of reading are often genre terms : a " ghost story . ... For if we take this usage seriously , it suggests that genres can be seen not only in the traditional way as patterns or models that ...
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It calls on us to apply the genre's basic rule of notice that virtually any detail can turn out to be important ; it also calls on us to use the genre's familiar rules of configuration to put together such elements as a murder , a false ...
It calls on us to apply the genre's basic rule of notice that virtually any detail can turn out to be important ; it also calls on us to use the genre's familiar rules of configuration to put together such elements as a murder , a false ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Peter J. Rabinowitz Visualizzazione estratti - 1998 |
Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Peter J. Rabinowitz Visualizzazione estratti - 1987 |
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