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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dialogue's Narrative Conventions ture of writing and reading , they give up some of that freedom . Spe- cifically , once he or she has made certain initial decisions , any writer who wishes to communicate - even if he or she wishes to ...
dialogue's Narrative Conventions ture of writing and reading , they give up some of that freedom . Spe- cifically , once he or she has made certain initial decisions , any writer who wishes to communicate - even if he or she wishes to ...
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49 And it is true that we often apply rules of interpretation with so little thought that the act of literary percep- tion appears to be automatic ; furthermore , texts do , to some ex- tent , give directions for their own decoding .
49 And it is true that we often apply rules of interpretation with so little thought that the act of literary percep- tion appears to be automatic ; furthermore , texts do , to some ex- tent , give directions for their own decoding .
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28 It is no accident that Wells gives the hero of The Time Machine gray eyes , for he wants us to know , from the beginning , that he is ... but as I tell Mother , what did God give us tongues for if He didn't want we should use them ?
28 It is no accident that Wells gives the hero of The Time Machine gray eyes , for he wants us to know , from the beginning , that he is ... but as I tell Mother , what did God give us tongues for if He didn't want we should use them ?
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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| Titolo | Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation Cornell paperbacks Literary theory The Ohio State University Press Open Access Initiative |
| Autore | Peter J. Rabinowitz |
| Editore | Cornell University Press, 1987 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 23 feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0801420105, 9780801420108 |
| Lunghezza | 249 pagine |
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