Reading The Eve of St.Agnes

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Reading The Eve of St.Agnes is written by Jack Stillinger and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195351509 (ISBN 10) and 9780195351507 (ISBN 13).

Using the 180-year history of Keats'sEve of St. Agnes as a basis for theorizing about the reading process, Stillinger's book explores the nature and whereabouts of "meaning" in complex works. A proponent of authorial intent, Stillinger argues a theoretical compromise between author and reader, applying a theory of interpretive democracy that includes the endlessly multifarious reader's response as well as Keats's guessed-at intent. Stillinger also considers the process of constructing meaning, and posits an answer to why Keats's work is considered canonical, and why it is still being read and admired.