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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... tion , to work to change it . " 17 Study of conventions , that is , can help us escape some of the more confining effects of our culture by unmasking them , and can thus help us transform both reading and teaching into more liberating ...
... tion , to work to change it . " 17 Study of conventions , that is , can help us escape some of the more confining effects of our culture by unmasking them , and can thus help us transform both reading and teaching into more liberating ...
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... tion discussed in Chapter 3. But whereas rules of signification allow us to determine the meaning of an event by moving from the effect to the cause , the other - shoe rule allows us to move in the other direction , to predict the ...
... tion discussed in Chapter 3. But whereas rules of signification allow us to determine the meaning of an event by moving from the effect to the cause , the other - shoe rule allows us to move in the other direction , to predict the ...
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... tion , 104 , 133 , 138 ; and maxims , 105-7 . See also Temporal causa- tion , rule of Cawelti , John , 197 , 200 , 203 Cervantes , Miguel de : Don Quixote , 179 Chaffin , Roger , 27 , 101 n . 48 Chaining . See Enchainment Champigny ...
... tion , 104 , 133 , 138 ; and maxims , 105-7 . See also Temporal causa- tion , rule of Cawelti , John , 197 , 200 , 203 Cervantes , Miguel de : Don Quixote , 179 Chaffin , Roger , 27 , 101 n . 48 Chaining . See Enchainment Champigny ...
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Beyond ReadingsBefore Reading | 1 |
Starting Points | 15 |
Rules of Notice | 47 |
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