Act of reading : a theory of aesthetic response
By: Iser, Wolfgang.
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BookPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University, 1980Description: xii, 239 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780801823718.Subject(s): American literature | History and criticism | English literatureDDC classification: 801.95 Summary: By defining what happens during the act of reading, that is, how aesthetic experience is initiated, develops, and functions, Iser's book provides the first systematic framework for assessing the communicatory function of a literary text within the context from which it arises. It is an important work that will appeal to those interested in the reading process, aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and basic theoretical aspects of the novel.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
By defining what happens during the act of reading, that is, how aesthetic experience is initiated, develops, and functions, Iser's book provides the first systematic framework for assessing the communicatory function of a literary text within the context from which it arises. It is an important work that will appeal to those interested in the reading process, aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and basic theoretical aspects of the novel.
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