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Olaf Simons: /* Discourses */

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Discourses

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Olaf Simons: /* Discourses */

2007-07-02T12:06:12Z

Discourses

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	==Discourses==		==Discourses==

	# Themes, topics		'''Themes, topics'''
	:*as given in the text		:*as given in the text
	:*as they evolved in later discussions		:*as they evolved in later discussions
	:* does the text tell us how it wants to be interpreted, read, understood – and how serious are these hints?		:* does the text tell us how it wants to be interpreted, read, understood – and how serious are these hints?
	:* does the text present (intended?) contradictions – either within its own logic or against the background of (our perception of) reality?		:* does the text present (intended?) contradictions – either within its own logic or against the background of (our perception of) reality?
	# Interfering materials:		'''Interfering materials'''
	:* are there other texts the title in question refers to (openly or implicitly) – intertextuality. Is this reference humorous (parody), does it create authorities, does it simply sell the text by alluding to other bestsellers?		:* are there other texts the title in question refers to (openly or implicitly) – intertextuality. Is this reference humorous (parody), does it create authorities, does it simply sell the text by alluding to other bestsellers?
	:* are there other texts which later came to refer to the text in question?		:* are there other texts which later came to refer to the text in question?

Olaf Simons at 12:05, 2 July 2007

2007-07-02T12:05:38Z

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	==Physical description==		==Physical description==

Olaf Simons at 12:05, 2 July 2007

2007-07-02T12:05:24Z

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==Physical description==

# Title page – in case of older materials: word by word line by line (line break= |) transcript of the title page
# Format, size (2°, 4°, 8° etc. or cm or inch)
# Structure: dedication, preface, table of contents, text, index with page references
# Additional information: author, publisher, who is addressed in the dedication etc. – what is information we get, what is information we can add out of later research
# Price (if for instance mentioned on the title page)

==Publishing History==

# When first published, succeeding editions (see ESTC), translations – how successful was the title? What influence did it have?
# Was the title formulation changed in later editions?

==Status==

# Genre, self-definition
# Self acclaimed status of the object: fiction, true history, partisan publication etc.
# Design, self fashioning: elegant, belles letters, scientific. Changes of the design in later editions.
# Who was the audience? How was the first audience supposed to read the text? Changes of the text’s status – for instance from “true history” to “chap book” or “fictional/literary work”.
# Was there a reaction intended? (politics, behaviour)

==Discourses==

# Themes, topics
:*as given in the text
:*as they evolved in later discussions
:* does the text tell us how it wants to be interpreted, read, understood – and how serious are these hints?
:* does the text present (intended?) contradictions – either within its own logic or against the background of (our perception of) reality?
# Interfering materials:
:* are there other texts the title in question refers to (openly or implicitly) – intertextuality. Is this reference humorous (parody), does it create authorities, does it simply sell the text by alluding to other bestsellers?
:* are there other texts which later came to refer to the text in question?
:* does the text create its own critical discourse – e.g. reflect its history, its author’s work and intentions

[[Category:Handout|Literature]]