The Reading Process: A Phenomenological Approach Author(s): Wolfgang Iser Source: New Literary History‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 2‚ On Interpretation: I‚ (Winter‚ 1972)‚ pp. 279-299 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/468316 Accessed: 18/08/2008 13:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use
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In classical children’s novel‚ the main characters are usually unimposing individuals who are easily overlooked‚ but manage to have great and successful journeys. Such is the case in Bilbo Baggins from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Mr. Baggins is a simple hobbit that is swept away into a dangerous but exciting journey. In the trip‚ he becomes a heroic symbol of the common man or child making a name for himself. In the children’s classic‚ The Hobbit‚ Tolkien uses an unusual point of view‚ fantasy world
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meaning. Stanley Fish claims that meaning comes from the interpretive community. A prominent literary theorist‚ he compared the act of interpretation to following a recipe. Fish claims that readers are instructed to look at texts in ways that will produce what they expect to see. This analysis does not support the suggestion that the individual reader gives the text meaning. Cleanth Brooks‚ an influential literary critic‚ does not refute Fish’s idea‚ but Brooks
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Brust‚ quite clearly has joined this debate regarding literary theories. He claims that if aspects of literary piece‚ aside from its own merits‚ are not significant then it has no worth. It is continually and widely argued by critics of literature whether a book should be based on its literary merits alone‚ or if only certain aspects‚ such as history‚ regarding its writing should be relevant. The relationship between history and literary work is often questioned. There are four main models that
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on in a literary work. While reading‚ readers begin to notice the trend or pattern in the devices that they recognize such as themes or symbols. When reading literature‚ readers tend to recall certain events or small parts from other parts of literature from what they’re reading currently. The recognition of patterns make it easier to read complicated literature by completely comprehending the intended message that withholds in the literary work. A time when my appreciation of a literary work was
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Jamie Jones Section #1542 Assignment #2 Importance of Criticism To fully appreciate literature‚ we must look at it from every angle possible. There are many ways to criticize a piece of literature. Each way helps a reader to better understand the work in its own different way. I hope to outline and give examples of the many different ways that the short story The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck can be interpreted. The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck One morning an energetic
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ENG1501/101/3/2013 Tutorial letter 101/3/2013 Department of English Studies ENG1501 Foundations in English Literary Studies Semesters 1 & 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ........................................
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I‚ like many other people‚ have been more than a little dismayed when I have read poems or other literary works that I did not have the slightest notion as to what it actually meant. Even without a concrete understanding of the work’s meaning‚ I could still gain some knowledge as to the overall idea or purpose of the work just from an initial reading. Literature has the capacity to communicate before it is understood‚ as it is certainly possible for a work to convey emotion and feeling without the
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structurally different are two literary pieces where a rich story is embedded. Readers are drawn towards these scripts by means of rhythm (poem)‚ characterization‚ or a fictional setting in their respective narratives. However‚ the mere script would not make it entertaining enough. It would depend on the imagination of the readers as they are reading the literary script. Every reader has their own way of visualizing the descriptions and symbolism used by the author. The two literary pieces‚ “The Road Not
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But has this been accomplished as of late? In his essay‚ Szondi questions whether or not literary scholars have been generating a comprehensive understanding of their objects of study. (Szondi 4) He poses this question in light of the advent of the natural sciences and their influence on literary scholarship by arguing that‚ in an attempt to legitimize its endeavors by calling itself a "science"‚ literary “science” not only began emulating and imitating positivist methodologies that are not particularly
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