Reading poetry: metaphors as instruments of discovery.(Critical Essay)

From: Symposium | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Babuts, Nicolae | Copyright information

Preliminary Considerations

THE COGNITIVE VIEW advocated here maintains that the only site that produces meaning is the individual memory. One can only interpret a poem or a novel in light of one's knowledge that has been acquired in previous readings and experience. Cognitive theory simply suggests that the best way to read is to remain faithful to the inner structures or dynamic patterns of the text. I begin with a discussion of the basic differences between some contem...

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