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The Practice of Reading - Interpreting the Novel (Paperback)
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The Practice of Reading - Interpreting the Novel (Paperback)
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The Practice of Reading is a lucid and lively 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 seven 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?
These and other related questions are explored in readings of
novels as diverse as Tristram Shandy, Pride and Prejudice, Great
Expectations, Daniel Deronda, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man, Beckett's Trilogy and Possession. In its insistence upon a
return to the practice of close reading, the book represents a
timely intervention in current literary debates. An accessible,
informative and above all stimulating text for all university and
college students of literature.
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