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Williams, Abigail, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. Reading It Wrong : An Alternative History of Early Eighteenth-Century Literature / / Abigail Williams. Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (312 p.) : 13 b/w illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Reading It Wrong: An Introduction -- 1 The Good Reader -- 2 The Christian Reader -- 3 The Classical Reader -- 4 The Literary Reader -- 5 Mind the Gap: Reading Topically -- 6 The Intimacy of Omission -- 7 Unlocking the Past -- 8 Out of Control -- 9 Messing with Readers -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index -- A NOTE ON THE TYPE restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How eighteenth-century literature depended on misinterpretation-and how this still shapes the way we readReading It Wrong is a new history of eighteenth-century English literature that explores what has been everywhere evident but rarely talked about: the misunderstanding, muddle and confusion of readers of the past when they first met the uniquely elusive writings of the period. Abigail Williams uses the marginal marks and jottings of these readers to show that flawed interpretation has its own history-and its own important role to play-in understanding how, why and what we read.Focussing on the first half of the eighteenth century, the golden age of satire, Reading It Wrong tells how a combination of changing readerships and fantastically tricky literature created the perfect grounds for puzzlement and partial comprehension. Through the lens of a history of imperfect reading, we see that many of the period's major works-by writers including Daniel Defoe, Eliza Haywood, Mary Wortley Montagu, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift-both generated and depended upon widespread misreading. Being foxed by a satire, coded fiction or allegory was, like Wordle or the cryptic crossword, a form of entertainment, and perhaps a group sport. Rather than worrying that we don't have all the answers, we should instead recognize the cultural importance of not knowing. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023) Books and reading England History 18th century. English literature Appreciation. English literature 18th century History and criticism. Satire, English History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century sh. Abigail Williams. Alexander Pope. Alternative History. American Literature. British Literature. Daniel Defoe. Early Eighteenth-Century Literature. Eliza Haywood. Jonathan Swift. Mary Wortley Montagu. Reading It Wrong: An Alternative History of Early Eighteenth-Century Literature. critical analysis. cultural importance of not knowing. eighteenth-century literature. fantastically tricky literature. fiction. flawed interpretation has its own history. golden age of satire. history. how we read. imperfect reading. jottings of readers. literature. marginal marks. misinterpretation of eighteenth-century literature. princeton university press. the importance of interpretation. through the lens of a history of imperfect reading. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749748 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691252346?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691252346 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780691252346/original |
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