LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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interpretation changes each time that the text is read the text due to experiences
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interpretation depends on the structure of the text
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meaning is in the text itself
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meaning is not emotionally charged
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Detailed explanation-1: -reader-response theorists share two beliefs: (1) that the role of the reader cannot be omitted from our understanding of literature and (2) that readers do not passively consume the meaning presented to them by an objective literary text” (170).
Detailed explanation-2: -Reader-response criticism argues that literature should be viewed as a performing art in which each reader creates their own, possibly unique, text-related performance.
Detailed explanation-3: -A reading response is a specific kind of essay that asks you as a reader to engage critically with an assigned. text. It is not asking you to state whether you like or dislike the text in question-instead, a reading. response should: • Demonstrate to the instructor that you have both read and understood the text.
Detailed explanation-4: -explain whether you agree or disagree with the author; identify the text’s purpose; and. critique the text.