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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... perspective that underscores the inhumanity of Rochester's— and Jane's — treatment of Bertha and suggests that we look behind her function as a convenient Gothic plot device to consider her as a significant character who has been driven ...
... perspective that underscores the inhumanity of Rochester's— and Jane's — treatment of Bertha and suggests that we look behind her function as a convenient Gothic plot device to consider her as a significant character who has been driven ...
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... perspective - the move from a waking state to a dream , for instance ( for this reason , the dreams in Jane Eyre are given special attention by the authorial audience ) —as well as shifts in narrative distance . Thus , when Gogol ...
... perspective - the move from a waking state to a dream , for instance ( for this reason , the dreams in Jane Eyre are given special attention by the authorial audience ) —as well as shifts in narrative distance . Thus , when Gogol ...
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... perspective and knowledge . When a text suddenly changes its van- tage point from a general perspective to the limited perspective of one of the characters — that is , when we are seeing what one of the characters sees - we can often ...
... perspective and knowledge . When a text suddenly changes its van- tage point from a general perspective to the limited perspective of one of the characters — that is , when we are seeing what one of the characters sees - we can often ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
Copyright | |
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