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Record Nr.

UNISA996218277803316

Autore

Kivy Peter

Titolo

The performance of reading [[electronic resource] ] : an essay in the philosophy of literature / / Peter Kivy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-281-31118-9

9786611311186

0-470-76452-X

0-470-77665-X

0-470-77728-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

New directions in aesthetics ; ; 3

Disciplina

808.5/4

809

Soggetti

Oral interpretation

Silent reading

Readers' theater

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Performance of Reading: An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature; Contents; Preface; The Performance of Reading; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.