An examination of the art of interpreting the novel in the context of developments in literary theory and criticism. Believing that reading is or should be a pleasurable, creative activity, the authors analyze a range of seven novels from the 18th century to the present. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. . 1999. 1999 ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Practice of Reading: Interpreting the Novel
Publisher: Palgrave
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 033368351X
ISBN 13: 9780333683514
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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The Practice of Reading is a lucid and lively examination of the art of interpreting the novel in the context of recent developments in literary theory and criticism. Believing that reading is - or should be - a pleasurable, creative activity, the authors analyse a range of seven novels from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing upon the experiential dimensions of the reading process. What is the role of the reader? What happens when a novel is read? How far does meaning depend on the reader, and how far on the text? These and other related questions are explored in readings of novels as diverse as Tristram Shandy, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Daniel Deronda, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Beckett's Trilogy and Possession.
In its insistence upon a return to the practice of close reading, the book represents a timely intervention in current literary debates. An accessible, informative and above all stimulating text for all university and college students of literature.

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DEREK ALSOP is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill.

CHRIS WALSH is Head of English at University College Chester.
DEREK ALSOP is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill.

CHRIS WALSH is Head of English at University College Chester.

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