The Performance of Reading : An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature Hardback
by Peter Kivy
Part of the New Directions in Aesthetics series
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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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- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:13/09/2006
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- ISBN:9781405146920
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- Pages:176 pages
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- ISBN:9781405146920
