The Act Of Reading
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The Act Of Reading
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Author : Wolfgang Iser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Act Of Reading written by Wolfgang Iser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with English fiction categories.
The Sacred Act Of Reading
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Author : Anne Margaret Castro
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2020-01-13
The Sacred Act Of Reading written by Anne Margaret Castro and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
From Zora Neale Hurston to Derek Walcott to Toni Morrison, New World black authors have written about African-derived religious traditions and spiritual practices. The Sacred Act of Reading examines religion and sociopolitical power in modern and contemporary texts of a variety of genres from the black Americas. By engaging with spiritual traditions such as Vodou, Kumina, and Protestant Christianity while drawing on canonical Eurocentric literary theory, Anne Margaret Castro presents a novel, nuanced reading of power through the physical and metaphysical relationships portrayed in these great works of New World black literature. Castro examines prophecy in the dramas of Derek Walcott, preaching in the ethnography of Zora Neale Hurston, and liturgy in the novels of Toni Morrison, offering comparative readings alongside the works of Afro-Colombian anthropologist Manuel Zapata Olivella, Jamaican sociologist Erna Brodber, and Canadian fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson. The Sacred Act of Reading is the first book to bring together literary texts, historical and contemporary anthropological studies, theology, and critical theory to show how black authors in the Americas employ spiritual phenomena as theoretical frameworks for thinking within, against, and beyond structures of political dominance, dependence, and power.
Reading Acts
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Author : Barbara Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2002
Reading Acts written by Barbara Ryan and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Drawing on such original sources as diaries, commonplace books, fan mail to authors, booksellers' reports, and student papers, the contributors to Reading Acts recover a wealth of important historical information that expands our understanding of reading in the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The emphasis throughout is on the act of reading and the attendant proposition that reading acts upon those who read.Covered in this volume are a wide range of fascinating topics, including the cultural agency of women during the early national period; readers' criticisms of the critics in the 1830s; readers' relationships with beloved authors after the Second Industrial Revolution; and attitudes toward single motherhood in the mid-twentieth century as revealed in readers' responses to a True Confessions magazine article. Contributors from diverse fields and disciplines highlight the ways in which human diversity -- and often contrariness -- are reflected in reading habits and enthusiasms. They show how a desire to read and a love of reading have impelled "average" Americans to voice their opinions, defend their tastes, and confront cultural arbiters whose dictates failed to match their lived experiences.By focusing on documents left by readers deemed "ordinary, " the essayists raise important questions that existing approaches and methodologies often obscure. Their treatment of key variables in the act of reading -- such as gender, institutional setting, and class -- is consistently fresh, provocative, and illuminating.
The Official Act Reading Guide
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Author : ACT
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-06-22
The Official Act Reading Guide written by ACT and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-22 with Study Aids categories.
The ACT official subject guides are a step by step guide for outlining the preparation for the ACT section tests. These prep guides provide students a concept-based outline for the subjects they plan to focus on. Each one of the official guides, is an efficient prep tool comprised of the most current and relevant test information packed into one guide. In addition to the book, the entire pool of questions are available online for a customizable learning experience. The ACT official subject guides are the best resource to get detailed input and practice to help you in preparation for the ACT. By using this guide, students can feel comfortable and confident that they are preparing to do their best! Features of the ACT® Official Reading Guide Includes: The only book with real ACT reading questions organized by question type; Includes tips and advice for reading more quickly and retaining information; detailed explanations for every official ACT.
The Complete Guide To Act Reading
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Author : Erica L. Meltzer
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014
The Complete Guide To Act Reading written by Erica L. Meltzer and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with ACT Assessment categories.
"Designed to debunk the myth that the Reading Comprehension section cannot be approached strategically, this book presents material useful for students at a wide range of score levels"--page [4] of cover.
The Lost Art Of Reading
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Author : David L. Ulin
language : en
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Release Date : 2018-09-04
The Lost Art Of Reading written by David L. Ulin and has been published by Sasquatch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
Reading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely questions - why is literature important? What does it offer, especially now? Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture. Reading a book, flipping through hard pages, or shuffling them on screen - it doesn't matter. The key is the act of reading, and it's seriousness and depth. Ulin emphasizes the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the accompanying focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own. Are we willing to risk our collective interest in contemplation, nuanced thinking, and empathy? Far from preaching to the choir, The Lost Art of Reading is a call to arms, or rather, to pages.
The J Hillis Miller Reader
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Author : Joseph Hillis Miller
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2005
The J Hillis Miller Reader written by Joseph Hillis Miller and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
This anthology exhibits the diversity, inventiveness, and intellectual energy of the writings of J. Hillis Miller, the most significant North American literary critic of the twentieth century. From the 1950s onward, Miller has made invaluable contributions to our understanding of the practice and theory of literary criticism, the ethics and responsibilities of teaching and reading, and the role of literature in the modern world. He has also shown successive generations of scholars and students the necessity of comprehending the relationship between philosophy and literature. Divided into six sections, the volume provides more than twenty significant extracts from Millers works. In addition, there is a new interview with Miller, as well as a series of specially commissioned critical responses to Millers work by a number of the leading figures in literary and cultural studies today. Following a comprehensive critical introduction by the editor, each section has a brief introduction, directing the reader toward pertinent themes. There is also a comprehensive bibliography and a chronology of Millers professional life and activities. This reader, the first of Miller's work in English, provides an indispensable overview and introduction to one of the most original critical voices to have emerged since the inception of the teaching of English and American literature in universities in the English-speaking world.
Theories Of Reading
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Author : Karin Littau
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2006-12-04
Theories Of Reading written by Karin Littau and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Why do literary theorists see reading as an act of dispassionate textual analysis and meaning production, when historical evidence shows that readers have often read excessively, obsessively, and for sensory stimulation? Posing these and other questions, this is the first major work to bring insights from book history to bear on literary history and theory. In so doing, the book charts a compelling and innovative history of theories of reading. While literary theorists have greatly contributed to our understanding of the text-reader relation, they have rarely taken into account that the relation between a book and a reader is also a relation between two bodies: one made of paper and ink, the other flesh and blood. This is why, Karin Littau argues, we need to look beyond the words on the page, and pay attention to the technical innovations in the physical format of the book. Only then is it possible to understand more fully how media technology has changed our experience of reading, and why media history presents a challenge to our conceptions of what reading is. Each chapter places the reader in specific disciplinary and historical contexts: literature, criticism, philosophy, cultural history, bibliography, film, new media. Overall, the history recounted in this book points to a split between modern literary study which regards reading as a reducibly mental activity, and a tradition reaching back to antiquity which assumed that reading was not only about sense-making but also about sensation. Theories of Reading: Books, Bodies and Bibliomania will be essential reading for all students and scholars of literary theory and history as well as of great interest to students of the history of the book and new media.
For The Love Of Act Reading
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Author : Kyla Haggerty
language : en
Publisher: Private Prep
Release Date : 2018-12-21
For The Love Of Act Reading written by Kyla Haggerty and has been published by Private Prep this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with categories.
For the Love of ACT Reading represents a cross-country collaboration between four test-prep tutors working in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC. The strategies in this book are the result of their combined 20 years of experience tutoring ACTReading. With Private Prep, their methods have been proven to work: they have been used to help thousands of students worldwide significantly increase their ACT Reading scores, resulting in acceptance to many top-choice schools, including all Ivy League universities. No matter where you're starting, the goal is to help you improve your score with specific, concise, realistic strategies
The Lost Art Of Reading
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Author : David L. Ulin
language : en
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Release Date : 2010-06-01
The Lost Art Of Reading written by David L. Ulin and has been published by Sasquatch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Reading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely questions - why is literature important? What does it offer, especially now? Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture. Reading a book, flipping through hard pages, or shuffling them on screen - it doesn't matter. The key is the act of reading, and it's seriousness and depth. Ulin emphasizes the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the accompanying focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own. Are we willing to risk our collective interest in contemplation, nuanced thinking, and empathy? Far from preaching to the choir, The Lost Art of Reading is a call to arms, or rather, to pages.