Dealing mainly with the works of William Shakespeare; the essays in Close Readings without Readings reflect Stephen Boothrsquo;s lifelong interest in uncovering the ways great literature works upon readers. As the bookrsquo;s title suggests; the author does not aim to create new or novel interpretations or to uncover the political agendas of literary works; but to notice language patternsmdash;repetitions; analogies; correspondences; echoes; overtonesmdash;and other ways in which the choice and the arrangement of words affect readers. For Booth; close reading is a practice of attentiveness. He notices how; why; and in what ways Shakespearersquo;s works affect his readers. Whether readers agree with the premises of a literary work or not; they subject themselves; knowingly or not; to its effects. For Booth; what we value in literature is the experience. He has devoted his own work to recognizing the nature; process; and functions of reading literature; and to teaching others to do the same. Recent years have seen Boothrsquo;s efforts recognized by volumes dedicated both to close reading and to his achievements as editor; scholar; critic; and teacher.
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