| Description |
xv, 223 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The practice of reading : interpreting the novel / Derek Alsop and Chris Walsh. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Reading and Interpretation -- The Role of the Reader: Tristram Shandy -- The Process of Reading: Pride and Prejudice -- The Experience of Reading: Great Expectations -- Deconstruction and Reading: Daniel Deronda -- Reading as Revelation: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man -- Reading the Self: Beckett's Trilogy--Molloy -- Malone Dies -- The Unnamable -- Postmodernist Readings: Possession -- Conclusion -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: English fiction History and criticism, Books and reading |
| Summary |
The Practice of Reading is an examination of the art of interpreting the novel in the context of recent developments in literary theory and criticism. Believing that reading is - or should be - a pleasurable, creative activity, the authors analyse a range of novels from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing upon the experiential dimensions of the reading process. What is the role of the reader? What happens when a novel is read? How far does meaning depend on the reader, and how far on the text? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index |
| Subject |
Books and reading.
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English fiction -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Walsh, Chris, 1956-
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| LC no. |
98049468 |
| ISBN |
0312221568 (clothbound) |
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0312221576 (paperback) |
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0333683501 (hbk.) |
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033368351X (paperback) |
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