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Reading the Eve of St.Agnes: The Multiples of Complex Literary Transaction

Jack Stillinger

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Using the 180-year history of Keats'sEve of St. Agnes as a basis for theorizing about the reading process, Stillinger's book explores the nature and whereabouts of meaning in complex works. A proponent of authorial intent, Stillinger argues a theoretical compromise between author and reader, applying a theory of interpretive democracy that includes the endlessly multifarious reader's response as well as Keats's guessed-at intent. Stillinger also considers the process of constructing meaning, and posits an answer to why Keats's work is considered canonical, and why it is still being read and admired.

Language: English

Pages: 200

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 14, 1999

ISBN: 0195130227

ISBN 13: 9780195130225

Reading the Eve of St.Agnes: The Multiples of Complex Literary Transaction

Jack Stillinger

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Using the 180-year history of Keats'sEve of St. Agnes as a basis for theorizing about the reading process, Stillinger's book explores the nature and whereabouts of meaning in complex works. A proponent of authorial intent, Stillinger argues a theoretical compromise between author and reader, applying a theory of interpretive democracy that includes the endlessly multifarious reader's response as well as Keats's guessed-at intent. Stillinger also considers the process of constructing meaning, and posits an answer to why Keats's work is considered canonical, and why it is still being read and admired.

Language: English

Pages: 200

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 14, 1999

ISBN: 0195130227

ISBN 13: 9780195130225

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