Subjective Criticism / David Bleich.
Originally published in 1981. The meaning and objectives of literature, argues David Bleich, are created by the reader, who depends on community consensus to validate his or her judgements. Bleich proposes that the study of English be consciously reoriented from a knowledge-finding to a knowledge-ma...
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| Edition: | Johns Hopkins Paperbacks editions, 1981 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (309 pages)) |
| Notes: | Originally published in 1978; paperbacks edition 1981 |
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Table of Contents:
- Language, literacy, and criticism
- The subjective paradigm
- The motivational character of language and symbol formation
- The logic of interpretation
- Epistemological assumptions in the study of response
- The pedagogical development of knowledge
- The relative negotiability of response statements
- Acts of taste and changes of taste
- The construction of literary meaning
- The conception and documentation of the author
- Collective interests and the definition of literary regularities
- Knowledge, responsibility, and community.