Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Gist of ReadingCondition: NewISBN-10: 1503603857EAN: 9781503603851ISBN: 9781503603851Publisher: Stanford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/16/2018Description: What happens to books as they live in our long-term memory? Why do we find some books entertaining and others not? And how does literary influence work on writers in different ways? Grounded in the findings of empirical psychology, this book amends classic reader-response theory and attends to neglected aspects of reading that cannot be explained by traditional literary criticism. Reading arises from a combination of two kinds of mental work: automatic and controlled processes. Automatic processes, such as the ability to see visual symbols as words, are the result of constant practice; controlled processes, such as predicting what might occur next in a story, arise from readers' conscious use of skills and background knowledge. When we read, automatic and controlled processes work together to create the "gist" of reading, the constant interplay between these two kinds of processes. Andrew Elfenbein not only explains how we read today, but also uses current knowledge about reading to consider readers of past centuries, arguing that understanding gist is central to interpreting the social, psychological, and political impact of literary works. The result is the first major revisionary account of reading practices in literary criticism since the 1970s.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Andrew ElfenbeinGenre: Literary CriticismRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Gist of Reading
Title: The Gist of Reading
ISBN-10: 1503603857
EAN: 9781503603851
ISBN: 9781503603851
Release Date: 01/16/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Literary Criticism
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Name: Gist of Reading
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: General, Books & Reading
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Andrew Elfenbein
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
