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Interpretation and Narrative: Kermode and Jameson.

Compares the theory and practice of interpretation of critics Frank Kermode and Frederic Jameson. Centrality of the narrative as a common feature between Kermode's "The Genesis of Secrecy" and Jameson's "The Political Unconscious"; Post-structuralist sceptic discussion of the events in the gospel n...

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Published in:Novel: A Forum on Fiction Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 266 - 279
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Duke University Press Spring1984
Subjects:
Interpretation (Philosophy)
Jameson, Frederic
Kermode, Frank, 1919-2010
Discourse analysis
Narration
Genesis of Secrecy, The (Book)
Political Unconscious: Narrative As a Socially Symbolic Act, The (Book)
Narration in the Bible
Critics
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Summary:Compares the theory and practice of interpretation of critics Frank Kermode and Frederic Jameson. Centrality of the narrative as a common feature between Kermode's "The Genesis of Secrecy" and Jameson's "The Political Unconscious"; Post-structuralist sceptic discussion of the events in the gospel narratives by Kermode; Concept of text as emphasized by Jameson.