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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It is not , however , always easy to tell a reference from a formula . Those who know Haydn's Symphony No. 13 may find citational significance in the fact that Mozart later used the opening theme of the finale to launch the last ...
It is not , however , always easy to tell a reference from a formula . Those who know Haydn's Symphony No. 13 may find citational significance in the fact that Mozart later used the opening theme of the finale to launch the last ...
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Given the frequent references to hell and damnation , to playing God , to " making " people ; given the antagonist's name , Juno , and the frequent references to Olympus ; given what can be interpreted as its references to Balzac's ...
Given the frequent references to hell and damnation , to playing God , to " making " people ; given the antagonist's name , Juno , and the frequent references to Olympus ; given what can be interpreted as its references to Balzac's ...
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... unless specifically directed otherwise , readers will assume that all references to a " murderer " are references to a male . Yet there is obviously some convention that allows readers to turn against Carmen with spe- cial vehemence ...
... unless specifically directed otherwise , readers will assume that all references to a " murderer " are references to a male . Yet there is obviously some convention that allows readers to turn against Carmen with spe- cial vehemence ...
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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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