The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature (Adobe Reader) ebook download Peter Kivy

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

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.

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Title of ebook: The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature
ISBN: 9780470777282
parent-ISBN: 9781405146920
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Internet download file size: 1063 kb
Pages: 176
Published: 12-2007
Released online for download: 12-20-2007
Author of eBook: Kivy, Peter

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