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The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature

Peter Kivy
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4692-0
Hardcover
176 pages
September 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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