The gist of reading
(Book)
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Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2018.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
028.9 ELFEN
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028.9 ELFEN
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Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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, 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. -- from back cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Elfenbein, A. (2018). The gist of reading . Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elfenbein, Andrew. 2018. The Gist of Reading. Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elfenbein, Andrew. The Gist of Reading Stanford University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Elfenbein, Andrew. The Gist of Reading Stanford University Press, 2018.
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