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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And without a prior decision to apply that rule , there is no textually imposed
reason not to pay more attention to Katherine Grey , especially since her actions
are given considerable prominence , as is her perspective on the events . In fact ,
it is ...
And without a prior decision to apply that rule , there is no textually imposed
reason not to pay more attention to Katherine Grey , especially since her actions
are given considerable prominence , as is her perspective on the events . In fact ,
it is ...
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24 But while it is not a direct analogue of the way readers reason when dealing
with their social realities , this. 22 . Jane Austen , Sense and Sensibility , ed . R .
W . Chapman , 3d ed . ( London : Oxford University Press , 1933 ) , s ( chap . I ) .
24 But while it is not a direct analogue of the way readers reason when dealing
with their social realities , this. 22 . Jane Austen , Sense and Sensibility , ed . R .
W . Chapman , 3d ed . ( London : Oxford University Press , 1933 ) , s ( chap . I ) .
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36 Readers are likely to expect and want this kind of resolution for a number of
reasons . ... particular kind of resolution - explanation with punishment - in The
Big Sleep for much the same reason that they read detective stories in the first
place ...
36 Readers are likely to expect and want this kind of resolution for a number of
reasons . ... particular kind of resolution - explanation with punishment - in The
Big Sleep for much the same reason that they read detective stories in the first
place ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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