Publication

1987 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

62,250 words, Guess

Page Count

249 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4848041
  • LibraryThing240059

Classifications

  • DDC808
  • LCCPN212 .R33 1987

Description

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. Available again with a new introduction by James Phelan.

Description

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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Series Statement

  • Cornell paperbacks

Other Editions

  • Before reading: narrative conventions and the politics of interpretationCornell University Press1987-01-01

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