Reading Renaissance drama : a process approach
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Reading Renaissance drama : a process approach
(American university studies, Series IV . English language and literature ; vol. 115)
P. Lang, c1991
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-247) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Reading Renaissance Drama deals directly with the processes and problems inherent in reading plays, a genre far more indeterminate than fiction. It focuses on the expectations, hypotheses, and problems of readers as they interact sequentially with the text. Because the book preserves the stages of the reading process rather than subsuming them into a final interpretation of the text, it has special value for teaching. It demystifies literary analysis and promotes dynamic interaction with the text. Most important, the emphasis on process makes it possible to discriminate among conflicting critical opinions. Although the study emphasizes Renaissance drama, in particular Jonson, Middleton, and Marlowe, its strategies and perceptions are applicable to drama in general.
Table of Contents
Contents: Defines and explores key reader expectations, tasks, and problems, especially disjunction, gaps, replay, and cuts.
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