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020 _a9781405188234
082 _a808.54
_bKIV/P
100 _aKivy, Peter
245 1 0 _aThe performance of reading: an essay in the philosophy of literature
260 _aUK
_bWiley-Blackwell
_c2009
300 _a155p.
520 _aThe Performance of Reading argues that there are distinct analogies between "silent" reading and artistic performance, and so fashions the new role of the reader as performer. An original and insightful exploration of the act of reading by the leading scholar in the field. Discusses the history of reading and the transitions from reading aloud to reading silently, and the changing role of literature as communal, active experience to a more private endeavor.
650 _aOral interpretation
650 0 _aSilent reading
650 0 _aReaders` theater
942 _cBK
999 _c27423
_d27423