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

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Stillinger, Jack.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Keats, John, 1795-1821. Eve of St. Agnes.
• Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
• Literature.
• Authors and readers.
• Canon (Literature).

Local Subjects:

• Keats, John, 1795-1821. Eve of St. Agnes.

Physical Description:

xii, 186 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Using the 180-year history of Keats's Eve 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 read and admired.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.

ISBN:

0195130227

OCLC:

39985637