The Ambiguities of an Ambiguity-Reading: A Critical Reading of The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading

As a communicative-epistemological concept, ambiguity is pivotal to any discussion of reading. Due to its roots in different fields of knowledge, as well as its dependence on age, genre, style, etc., ambiguity finds different embodiments in different circumstances. Therefore, it would be very diffic...

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Main Author: Parsa Janbeh Saraie
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Published: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS) 2018-04-01
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description As a communicative-epistemological concept, ambiguity is pivotal to any discussion of reading. Due to its roots in different fields of knowledge, as well as its dependence on age, genre, style, etc., ambiguity finds different embodiments in different circumstances. Therefore, it would be very difficult to discuss the concept without delimiting it to specific ages or genres. This paper is a meta-commentary on “The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading Texts” by Forough Sahba. Via her analysis of some modernist and postmodernist narratives, Sahba has argued that despite the theory of the death of the author, modernist and postmodernist uses of ambiguity show the centrality of the author. The book is informative and especially helpful in defining different types of ambiguity. However, it has some shortcomings: it has no literature review; its classifications of ambiguity are not satisfying; and it has a few inconsistencies in its form and content. Moreover, it is based on a contradictory claim.
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spelling doaj-art-5b792b4dba3743e28a840fb9fe510cb72025-01-13T05:31:21ZfasInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS)پژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی2383-16502018-04-011823493713139The Ambiguities of an Ambiguity-Reading: A Critical Reading of The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of ReadingParsa Janbeh Saraie0Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of KurdistanAs a communicative-epistemological concept, ambiguity is pivotal to any discussion of reading. Due to its roots in different fields of knowledge, as well as its dependence on age, genre, style, etc., ambiguity finds different embodiments in different circumstances. Therefore, it would be very difficult to discuss the concept without delimiting it to specific ages or genres. This paper is a meta-commentary on “The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading Texts” by Forough Sahba. Via her analysis of some modernist and postmodernist narratives, Sahba has argued that despite the theory of the death of the author, modernist and postmodernist uses of ambiguity show the centrality of the author. The book is informative and especially helpful in defining different types of ambiguity. However, it has some shortcomings: it has no literature review; its classifications of ambiguity are not satisfying; and it has a few inconsistencies in its form and content. Moreover, it is based on a contradictory claim.https://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_3139_a780cccfa68a44deee342deb46ca3e99.pdfambiguityreading textspersian novelbook review
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پژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی
ambiguity
reading texts
persian novel
book review
title The Ambiguities of an Ambiguity-Reading: A Critical Reading of The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading
title_full The Ambiguities of an Ambiguity-Reading: A Critical Reading of The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading
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title_short The Ambiguities of an Ambiguity-Reading: A Critical Reading of The Function of Ambiguity in the Process of Reading
title_sort ambiguities of an ambiguity reading a critical reading of the function of ambiguity in the process of reading
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reading texts
persian novel
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