READER-RESPONSE APPROACH SLIDE PRESENTATION
- 2. What is Reader -Response Approach
- 3. Is a school of literary theory that emphasizes the reader’s role in interpreting a text. It shifts the focus from the author’s intent or the text itself to the readers experience and interpretation. Unlike traditional approaches that treat meaning as inherent in the text, reader-response critics believed that meaning is created through the interaction between the reader and the text. This interaction is dynamic and subjective, varying based on the reader’s background, experiences and perspective. Is a school of literary theory that emphasizes the reader’s role in interpreting a text. It shifts the focus from the author’s intent or the text itself to the readers experience and interpretation. Unlike traditional approaches that treat meaning as inherent in the text, reader-response critics believed that meaning is created through the interaction between the reader and the text. This interaction is dynamic and subjective, varying based on the reader’s background, experiences and perspective. Reader-Response
- 4. - R esponse Approac h 5 Types of Reader
- 5. Transactional Reader-Response Theory 1. Affective Stylistics 2. Psychological Reader-Response Theory 3. Social Reader-Response Theory 4. Subjective Reader-Response Theory 5.
- 6. Led by Louise Rosenblatt and supported by Wolfgang Iser, Involves a transaction between the text’s inferred meaning and the individual interpretation by the reader influenced by their personal emotions and knowledge. Transactional Reader-Response Theory
- 7. Established by Fish, believe that a text can only come into existence as it is read; therefore, a text cannot have meaning independent of the reader. Affective Stylistics
- 8. Employed by Norman Hollan, believes that a reader’s motives heavily affect how they read, and subsequently use this reading to analyze the psychological response of the reader. Psychological Reader-Response Theory
- 9. Is Stanley Fish’s extension of his earlier work, stating that any individual interpretation of a text is created in an interpretive community of minds consisting of participants who share a specific reading and interpretation strategy. Social Reader- Response Theory
- 10. Associated with David Bleich, looks entirely to the reader’s response for literary meaning as individual written responses to a text are then compared to other individual interpretations to find continuity of meaning. Subjective Reader-Response Theory
- 12. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, The Road Not Taken
- 13. And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I marked the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The Road Not Taken
- 15. Reader-Response Approach some ways it can be used to critique a literary piece: - Analyzing the reader's emotional response: Consider how the text makes you feel. What emotions does it evoke? How does it affect your understanding of the characters, plot, or themes? - Exploring your personal connections: How does the text relate to your own experiences, beliefs, or values? Do you identify with any characters or situations?
- 16. - Identifying the text's impact on you: How has reading the text changed your perspective or understanding of the world? Does it make you think differently about anything? - Examining the text's structure and language: Analyze how the author uses language, imagery, and literary devices to engage the reader. Consider how these elements contribute to your overall experience. - Comparing your interpretation with others: Discuss the text with other readers and compare your interpretations. This can help you understand different perspectives and explore the text's multifaceted nature.
- 17. Q&A Session
- 18. Thank You