In which I sum up Reader Reader Response theory as formulated by Hans Robert Jauss, who believes that great lit expands horizon of expectations.
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Great Literature Shifts Expectations
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Why I Think the Way I Think
I survey my intellectual history, especially the evolution of my thinking about literature’s impact on human behavior.
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Who Determines What a Work Means?
I share a copy of a talk I gave on how literary interpretations are decided, focusing on theorists Stanley Fish and Hans Robert Jauss.
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Fantasy Lit Changes How We Behave
A fascinating conference essay on “The Fantasy Reader: An Empirical Sociological Approach” looked at the different ways that fantasy literature can tangibly impact our lives.
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Why I Blog
Why I blog.
A Lit Theory that Affirms Readers
The students in my “Theories of the Reader ” course found the theorists we read affirming.
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Books as Friends, Good but also Bad
Theorist Wayne Booth compares the impact that books have on us to that of friends. Some friends have a good influence, some not.
The Reader’s Role in Literature
Reader Response Theory focuses on the reader’s involvement in literature, opening up avenues untouched by formalist criticism.
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