Readers of E. D. Hirsch's work on cultural literacy may be unaware that it is informed by the same theory of interpretation proposed by his much earlier book in literary studies, Validity in Interpretation. Understanding how the concept of genre functions in both projects clarifies why prior knowledge—not formal skills—is indispensable to all reading comprehension.
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