The Full-Knowing Reader: Allusion and the Power of the Reader in the Western Literary Tradition

by Joseph Pucci

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Literary allusions abound in Western literature, and those who study them tend to focus on the author's intentions to demonstrate erudition, embellish meaning, or exert control over tradition. In this original and illuminating book--the first full-scale consideration of literary allusion in any language--Joseph Pucci contends that the key to grasping the meaning of an allusive text is in the hands of the "full-knowing" reader. Pucci shows how allusion...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300194668

ISBN13:9780300194661

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.93 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Movements & Periods

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