Figures of the text : reading and writing (in) La Fontaine / Michael Vincent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vincent, Michael.

Series:

Purdue University monographs in Romance languages ; 39.

Purdue University monographs in Romance languages, 0165-8743 ; v. 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading in literature.

Reader-response criticism.

Authorship in literature.

Intertextuality.

Allegory.

La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695--Criticism and interpretation.

La Fontaine, Jean de.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The works of Jean de La Fontaine have invited an extraordinary variety of readings in the three centuries since their composition. By engaging selected fables and tales with contemporary notions of intertextuality, reader reception theory, and grammatology, Figures of the Text raises questions about what "reading La Fontaine" meant in the 17th century, and what it means today. The study integrates a theory of reading and a theory of textual production by drawing attention to those aspects of the text that figure writing and reading, for instance: scenes of reading; other modes of writin

Contents:

FIGURES OF THE TEXT; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Note on Editions and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. ""Hiéroglyphes tout purs"": Representations of Writing; 2. Book, Brain, Body: Citation and the Scene of Reading; 3. Bodies and Souls: The Intertextual Corpus; 4. Making the Difference: Textuality and Sexuality; 5. Inscribing the Voice: Oral Performance and the Written Text; 6. Description, Representation, and Interpretation; 7. Reading (through) the Veil; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-35855-7

9786613358554

90-272-7733-8

OCLC:

630939285