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Readers of Novels in the Novels of Xenopoulos.

• Φαρίνου-Μαλαματάρη, Γ.

In a considerable number of novels written by Xenopoulos, male and, particularly, female characters read novels. The aim of the present paper is to show that the list of authors which appears in Xenopoulos' fiction functions as a signifier of the tastes of a certain period, shows that the reading of novels is profession-, class- and gender-determined, brings out the attitudes of official criticism concerning morality and obscenity, high and popular literature and alludes to the various modes of fiction (Romantic, Naturalistic) among which Xenopoulos would like to place his own novels. All the above makes a context within which Xenopoulos' own output should be read and appreciated. Finally, references to and quotations from other novels may engage the reader in an interpretative activity, ensuring that meaning must be constructed rather than passively extracted.

• Languages and Literature

• Λογοτεχνία

Μια πρώτη μορφή της εργασίας αυτής παρουσιάστηκε ως ανακοίνωση στην 7η Επιστημονική Συνάντηση του Τομέα Μεσαιωνικών και Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών του Τμήματος Φιλολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (25-27 Απριλίου 1996), αφιερωμένη στην Ελένη Τσαντσάνογλου