Reading in Tudor England - Couverture rigide

Kintgen, Eugene

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0822939398 ISBN 13 : 9780822939399

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996

Synopsis

Readers in the sixteenth century read (that is, interpreted) texts quite differently from the way contemporary readers do; they were trained to notice different aspects of a text and to process them differently.



Using educational works of Erasmus, Ascham, and others, commentaries on literary works, various kinds of religious guides and homilies, and self-improvement books, Kintgen has found specific evidence of these differences and makes imaginative use of it to draw fascinating and convincing conclusions about the art and practice of reading. Kintgen ends by situating the book within literary theory, cognitive science, and literary studies.



Among the writers covered are Gabriel Harvey, E. K. (the commentator on The Shepheardes Calendar), Sir John Harrington, George Gascoigne, George Puttenham, Thomas Blundeville, and Angel Day.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Eugene R. Kintgen is professor emeritus of English, and associate dean emeritus of the graduate school at Indiana University. He is the author of The Perception of Poetry, and coauthor of several books, including Perspectives on Literacy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822939398
• ISBN 13: 9780822939399
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible