Self-study
Passage A.
P1
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Borges' observation about literature ·
Readers of detective novels might every narrative like a detective story
They read with suspicion. The author believes Borges has tapped into a general insight about literature.
P2
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Borges' perspective ·
Participation of reader is essential to literature
Genres are united by how people read those texts. (Detective novels are detective novels because people read them with certain conventions, such as reading with suspicion, looking for clues, etc.)
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Problem with one definition of genre ·
"Borderline cases" show that genre can't be defined by similar themes in the books
Science fiction in particular has a lot of borderline cases (books that don't fit the thematic similarities of sci-fi well).
Better definition of genre ·
Based on different reading protocols (ways of reading)
Texts most central to a genre are those written for the purpose of using a particular reading protocol. (So, a detective novel is a detective novel because it was written to take advantage of the norms of reading detective novels.)
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Author's recommendation ·
We should explore the different components of different reading protocols
Example ·
Poetry vs. prose
We pay more attention to sounds of words in poetry.
Example ·
Science fiction
We pay more attention to how the text suggests differences between our world and the alternate fictional world.
Passage Style
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a
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Neither passage discusses “popular” genres and their potential for literary value.
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Passage B doesn’t discuss the creator of detective fiction.
c
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This is answered in both passages. Passage A believes the way a passage is read determines genre. Passage B believes the reading protocol a text was designed to exploit determines genre.
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Passage A doesn’t discuss the author’s role in determining genre. According to Passage A, genre is based on how something is read, not on the author’s intention or anything related to the author.
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Neither passage points out similarities/differences between science fiction and detective fiction.