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The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature (New Directions in Aesthetics)

By Peter Kivy

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2006
ISBN
9780470777282, 9781405146920, 1405146923, 1405188235, 9781405188234
LCC
PN4145 .K58 2009
Open Library ID
OL23218834M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1073657 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
172\172
Topic
Literature Literary
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Литературоведение

Description

The Performance of Reading argues that there are distinct analogies between "silent" reading and artistic performance, and so fashions the new role of the reader as performer. An original and insightful exploration of the act of reading by the leading scholar in the field. Discusses the history of reading and the transitions from reading aloud to reading silently, and the changing role of literature as communal, active experience to a more private endeavor.

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