{"product_id":"the-practice-of-reading-interpreting-the-novel-paperback","title":"The Practice of Reading: Interpreting the Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Alsop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e 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 is read? How far does meaning depend on the reader, and how far on the text? These and other related questions are explored in readings of novels as diverse as \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaniel Deronda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Beckett's \u003ci\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn its insistence upon a return to the practice of close reading, the book represents a timely intervention in current literary debates. An accessible, informative and above all stimulating text for all university and college students of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEREK ALSOP is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHRIS WALSH is Head of English at University College Chester.\u003cbr\u003eDEREK ALSOP is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHRIS WALSH is Head of English at University College Chester.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53026306818355,"sku":"9780333683514","price":105.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hRVLTk67zZ9780333683514.webp?v=1770235418","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-practice-of-reading-interpreting-the-novel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}