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The Performance of Reading

The Performance of Reading An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature - New Directions in Aesthetics

Paperback (03 Oct 2008)

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    Publisher's Synopsis

    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.

    Book information

    ISBN: 9781405188234
    Publisher: Wiley
    Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 808.54
    DEWEY edition: 22
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 155
    Weight: 280g
    Height: 154mm
    Width: 229mm
    Spine width: 15mm

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