Interpretive Conventions : The Reader in the Study of American Fiction / / Steven Mailloux.
In Interpretive Conventions, Steven Mailloux provides a general introduction to reader-response criticism while developing his own specific reader-oriented approach to literature. He examines five influential theories of the reading process-those of Stanley Fish, Jonathan Culler, Wolfgang Iser, Norm...
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, N.Y. : : Cornell University Press,, 1982. ©1982. |
Year of Publication: | 1982 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Literary Theory and Psychological Reading Models
- 2. Literary Theory and Social Reading Models
- 3. Practical Criticism: The Reader in Am erican Fiction
- 4. Textual Scholarship and "Author's Final Intention"
- 5. A Typology of Conventions
- 6. Interpretive Conventions
- 7. Literary History and Reception Study
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Reader-Response Criticism and Teaching Composition
- Bibliographical Note
- Index