Reader-Response Criticism

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A literary theory that emphasizes the role of the reader in interpreting a text and the way meaning is created through the interaction between the reader and the text.

"focuses on the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work"
"focuses attention primarily on the reader (or 'audience') and their experience"
"their experience of a literary work"
"the reader (or 'audience')"
"schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience"
"focuses on the reader (or 'audience')"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"[focuses on] the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"their experience of a literary work"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience"
"the reader (or 'audience')"
"focuses on the reader (or 'audience') and their experience"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"Reader-response criticism"
"focuses on the reader (or 'audience') and their experience"
"the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"
"focus attention primarily on the reader (or 'audience') and their experience of a literary work"