The Practice of Reading: Interpreting the Novel

by Chris Walsh and Derek Alsop

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033368351X
• ISBN13: 9780333683514
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"