Reading The Eve of St Agnes - The Multiples of Complex Literary Transaction (Hardcover)

Using the 180-year history of Keats's Eve of St. Agnes as a basis for theorizing about the reading process, Stillinger's book explores the nature and whereabouts of `meaning' in complex works. A proponent of authorial intent, Stillinger argues a theoretical compromise between author and reader, applying a theory of interpretive democracy tha includes the endlessly multifarious reader's response as well as Keats's guessed-at intent. Stillinger also ruminates on the process of constructing meaning, and posits an answer to why Keats's work is considered canonical, and why it is still being read and admired.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	October 1999
Authors:	Jack Stillinger (Distinguished Professor of English)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	198
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513022-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	0-19-513022-7
Barcode:	9780195130225

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