Conclusion. An informal summary

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Series editor’s preface xi
4. List of figures ix
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction. A theory of text and textual meaning 1
7. Part I. The theory explained
8. Chapter 1. The ordinary conception of a text and the cluster conception 11
9. Chapter 2. Exemplars of texts and complexes of signs 31
10. Chapter 3. Textual meaning 45
11. Chapter 4. A news story and a work of electronic literature 59
12. Chapter 5. A poem: “Dickinson 591” 71
13. Part II. The theory compared with other theories
14. Chapter 6. The standard linguistic perspective on text and textual meaning 93
15. Chapter 7. Analytic-aesthetic views of textual meaning 113
16. Chapter 8. Text and textual meaning as conceived by standard literary theory 133
17. Chapter 9. The idea that texts are unitary objects 159
18. Conclusion. An informal summary 179
19. References 185
20. Index 193