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Reader-response theory posits that meaning in literature is created through the reader's personal experiences and context, rather than being fixed by the author. Emerging in the mid-20th century, it counters formalist approaches by emphasizing the dynamic interaction between reader and text, influenced by phenomenology and hermeneutics. Key figures include Louise Rosenblatt, Wolfgang Iser, and Stanley Fish, who contributed concepts like transactional reading and interpretive communities, making the theory relevant in contemporary literary studies.

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Beige Brown Vintage Group Project Presentation

Reader-response theory posits that meaning in literature is created through the reader's personal experiences and context, rather than being fixed by the author. Emerging in the mid-20th century, it counters formalist approaches by emphasizing the dynamic interaction between reader and text, influenced by phenomenology and hermeneutics. Key figures include Louise Rosenblatt, Wolfgang Iser, and Stanley Fish, who contributed concepts like transactional reading and interpretive communities, making the theory relevant in contemporary literary studies.

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GROU

P4 1
Member of
Group
• John Carlo Estrellado
• Jedric Eclevia
• Alliah Ecalnir
• Rian Edora
• Precious Rhian Rama
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Reader-response is a literary theory that focuses
on the reader's role in interpreting and creating
meaning from a text. Instead of seeing meaning
as fixed or solely determined by the author,
reader-response theory argues that meaning is
shaped by the reader's personal experiences,
emotions, and context. Different readers may
interpret the same text in different ways, making
reading an active and dynamic process. This
approach is commonly associated with scholars
like Louise Rosenblatt, Wolfgang Iser, and Stanley
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Fish.
Reader-response theory emerged in the
mid-20th century as a reaction against
formalist and structuralist approaches,
which emphasized objective analysis of
texts without considering the reader's
role.
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Early
Influences
1. PHENOMENOLOGY (EDMUND
HUSSERL, ROMAN INGARDEN) -
Emphasized the subjective experience of
consciousness, influencing the idea that
reader’s "construct" meaning.
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Early
Influences
2. Hermeneutics (Hans-Georg
Gadamer, Martin Heidegger) -
Focused on the interpretation of texts
as a dynamic
interaction between the reader and
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the text.
Key Developments
(1960s-1980s)
Louise Rosenblatt (1938, 1978) - Proposed the
transactional theory of reading, arguing that
meaning arises from the interaction
between reader and text. She distinguished
between efferent reading (for information) and
aesthetic reading (for personal experience).
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Wolfgang Iser (1970s)

- Developed the concept of the


implied reader, suggesting that
texts contain
"gaps" that readers fill in based on
their perspectives. 8
Stanley Fish
(1980s)
- Introduced interpretive
communities, arguing that readers'
interpretations are shaped by their
social and cultural contexts rather
than being purely individual. 9
Later Influences and
Contemporary Views

Reader-response became influential in


postmodern literary theory, leading to
connections with feminism, psychoanalysis,
and cultural studies.
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Later Influences
and
Contemporary
DIGITAL
ViewsMEDIA AND HYPERTEXT
EXPANDED THE THEORY BY ALLOWING
FOR MORE INTERACTIVE AND
PARTICIPATORY FORMS OF READING.
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Later Influences and
Contemporary
Views
Overall, reader-response theory
remains a maior perspective in literary
studies, emphasizing the importance of
subjectivity and reader engagement in
meaning-making. 12
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING

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