The Performance of Reading : An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature - Peter Kivy

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The Performance of Reading

An Essay in the Philosophy of Literature

By: Peter Kivy

eText | 15 April 2008 | Edition Number 1

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The Performance of Reading argues that there are distinct analogies between "silent" reading and artistic performance, and so fashions the new role of the reader as performer.



  • An original and insightful exploration of the act of reading by the leading scholar in the field.
  • Discusses the history of reading and the transitions from reading aloud to reading silently, and the changing role of literature as communal, active experience to a more private endeavor.
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