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Autore |
Vincent Michael |
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Figures of the text : reading and writing (in) La Fontaine / / Michael Vincent |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub., , 1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-35855-7 |
9786613358554 |
90-272-7733-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages) |
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Collana |
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Purdue University monographs in Romance languages, , 0165-8743 ; ; v. 39 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Books and reading in literature |
Reader-response criticism |
Authorship in literature |
Intertextuality |
Allegory |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FIGURES OF THE TEXT; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Note on Editions and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. ""Hiéroglyphes tout purs"": Representations of Writing; 2. Book, Brain, Body: Citation and the Scene of Reading; 3. Bodies and Souls: The Intertextual Corpus; 4. Making the Difference: Textuality and Sexuality; 5. Inscribing the Voice: Oral Performance and the Written Text; 6. Description, Representation, and Interpretation; 7. Reading (through) the Veil; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The works of Jean de La Fontaine have invited an extraordinary variety of readings in the three centuries since their composition. By engaging selected fables and tales with contemporary notions of intertextuality, reader reception theory, and grammatology, Figures of the Text raises questions about what "reading La Fontaine" meant in the 17th century, and what it means today. The study integrates a theory of reading and a theory of textual production by drawing attention to those aspects of |
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