ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the background concepts that form the theoretical framework are set out that will underpin the data analysis and the discussions that are to come. The four main concepts that are dealt with here are point of view, deixis, mental imagery, and immersion. A fuller understanding of these will allow us to consider, in greater detail, the data that is presented in Chapter 3. Moreover, the interconnected, empirical work that has been conducted in the area of “drawing from narrative and linguistic prompts” is also touched on. This is particularly the case in the area of writing education. A number of theoretical and phenomenological accounts of what it is that readers apprehend when they read literature, and from what position, are also considered here.
