![]() The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4692-0
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176 pages
October 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- 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
- Explores provocative analogies between "silent" reading of literature and artistic performance
- Suggests a deeper understanding an appreciation of literary works through fashioning the reader as performer
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