Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation - Hardcover

Rabinowitz, Peter J.

 
9780801420108: Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801420105 ISBN 13: 9780801420108
Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1987

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Synopsis

Starting from the premise that any productive theory of narrative must take into account the presuppositions the reader brings to the text, this work explores how our prior knowledge of literary conventions influences the processes of interpretation and evaluation.

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Publisher
Cornell University Press
Publication date
1987
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801420105
ISBN 13 
9780801420108
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
272

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9780814207598: Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation (Theory & Interpretation of Narrative S.)

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Publisher: Ohio State University Press, 1998
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