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Reading The eve of St. Agnes : the multiples of complex literary transaction /

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 auth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stillinger, Jack
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Keats, John, > 1795-1821. > Eve of St. Agnes.
Eve of St. Agnes (Keats, John)
Keats, John. > Eve of St. Agnes.
Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Authors and readers.
Canon (Literature)
Littérature > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Écrivains et lecteurs.
Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature)
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors and readers
Literature > Theory, etc.
Interpretation
Methode
The eve of St. Agnes (Keats)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 186 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.
ISBN:9780195351507
0195351509
9780199855209
019985520X