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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... privileged . This may seem trivial , but it is a tremendous help for the first - time viewer of Hamlet . In the opening scenes , there are so many charac- ters that he or she would not know where to focus attention with- out some cue ...
... privileged . This may seem trivial , but it is a tremendous help for the first - time viewer of Hamlet . In the opening scenes , there are so many charac- ters that he or she would not know where to focus attention with- out some cue ...
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... Privileged Positions If you ask someone familiar with Pride and Prejudice to quote a line from the novel , the odds are that you will get the opening sentence . Similarly , most readers of The Great Gatsby have a stronger recollection ...
... Privileged Positions If you ask someone familiar with Pride and Prejudice to quote a line from the novel , the odds are that you will get the opening sentence . Similarly , most readers of The Great Gatsby have a stronger recollection ...
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... privileged nature of closing sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice ...
... privileged nature of closing sentences surely answers Robert Crosman's arguments , outlined at the beginning of this chapter ; the privileged nature of beginnings supports a femi- nist - economic reading of Pride and Prejudice ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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