Reception theory: a critical introduction

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An introduction to reception theory, a body of literary criticism that focuses on the way the reader interacts with the text. The study examines the roots of the theory in West Germany in the 1960s and considers its relation to other approaches to literature such as Russian Formalism, structuralism, hermenautics and literary sociology.

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Full title :Reception theory : a critical introduction / Robert C. Holub.

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Publication Date:1984.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Methuen
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1984.

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Description:xiv, 189 pages ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0416335802, 9780416335804, 041633590X, 9780416335903, 0415045967, 9780415045964
oclc:ocm09783456
LC Classification:PT80
Dewey Decimal:801/.95/0943

The change in paradigm and its socio-historical function -- Influences and precursors -- The major theorists -- Alternative models and controversies -- Problems and perspectives.

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Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende … Criticism Criticism -- Germany (West) Criticism -- History. -- Germany (West) Criticism, interpretation, etc Critique -- Histoire. -- Allemagne (Oue… Esthétique de la réception -- Allemagne… Germany (West) Geschichte History Literature Literature -- History And Criticism Littérature -- Histoire et critique Reader-response criticism Reader-response criticism -- Germany (W… Rezeptionsästhetik Rezeptionsforschung