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Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh GX_____ National University of Ireland, Galway
Semester I Examinations, 2010/
Exam Code(s) Master of Arts (International Contemporary Literatures and Media)
Exam(s)
Module Code(s) MIC 504
Module(s) The Art of Reading
Paper No. Repeat Paper Special Paper
External Examiner(s) Professor I. Amodeo Internal Examiner(s) Professor H.-W. Schmidt-Hannisa Dr. T. Pusse
Instructions: Please answer three out of the following six questions.
Duration 2 hrs No. of Answer books Department(s) German.
Please answer three out of the following six questions:
(1) “Like it or not, interpretation is the only game in town.” (Stanley Fish) Discuss this view of the role of the reader, referring primarily to texts included in the Art of Reading anthology.
(2) How is literary discourse different from non-literary discourse? Discuss, referring primarily to texts included in the Art of Reading anthology.
(3) “It is said that analysing pleasure, or beauty destroys it. That is the intention of this article.” Explain this assertion on the part of Laura Mulvey, and discuss its validity more broadly, referring also to other texts included in the Art of Reading anthology.
(4) “I'll have you observe that reading proceeds in no other way. It listens in watching.” (Jacques Derrida) Discuss, referring primarily to texts included in the Art of Reading anthology.
(5) Umberto Eco juxtaposes “sane” and “paranoiac” interpretations. Please discuss this juxtaposition.
(6) While many critics are interested in interpretation to establish a coherent unity of meaning, others are more interested in the awareness for “sign events”. Which of these positions do you see as more adequate in relation to literature? Please explain your position.
