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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... authorial audience rather than pri- vate intention , furthermore , we are reminded of the constraints within which writers write . ... act of writing , any more than that readers have total control over the act of interpretation .
... authorial audience rather than pri- vate intention , furthermore , we are reminded of the constraints within which writers write . ... act of writing , any more than that readers have total control over the act of interpretation .
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dialogue's Narrative Conventions ture of writing and reading , they give up some of that freedom . Spe- cifically , once he or she has made certain initial decisions , any writer who wishes to communicate - even if he or she wishes to ...
dialogue's Narrative Conventions ture of writing and reading , they give up some of that freedom . Spe- cifically , once he or she has made certain initial decisions , any writer who wishes to communicate - even if he or she wishes to ...
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Rules of configura- tion , in contrast , do not tell writers what to do — at most , they tell writers the framework ... Basic Rules of Configuration In our current critical climate , academic writing tends to priv- ilege novels that are ...
Rules of configura- tion , in contrast , do not tell writers what to do — at most , they tell writers the framework ... Basic Rules of Configuration In our current critical climate , academic writing tends to priv- ilege novels that are ...
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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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