{"product_id":"the-practice-of-reading-derek-alsop-9780333683514","title":"The Practice of Reading: Interpreting the Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid and lively examination of the art of interpreting the novel in the context of recent developments in literary theory and criticism. Believing that reading is - or should be - a pleasurable, creative activity, the authors analyse a range of seven novels from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing upon the experiential dimensions of the reading process. What is the role of the reader? What happens when a novel is read? How far does meaning depend on the reader, and how far on the text? These and other related questions are explored in readings of novels as diverse as \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaniel Deronda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Beckett's \u003ci\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn its insistence upon a return to the practice of close reading, the book represents a timely intervention in current literary debates. An accessible, informative and above all stimulating text for all university and college students of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Alsop,Chris Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 033368351X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780333683514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Derek Alsop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425010761983,"sku":"9780333683514","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_666ef25f-ec70-460d-a9a1-e675e9f41aa8.jpg?v=1761536385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-practice-of-reading-derek-alsop-9780333683514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}