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... reception theory . Reception Theory Marxists seek to explain literature and fiction in terms of a systematised view of society . Their theorising tends to be author - oriented , describing a text in terms of Theoretical Approaches 53.
... reception theory . Reception Theory Marxists seek to explain literature and fiction in terms of a systematised view of society . Their theorising tends to be author - oriented , describing a text in terms of Theoretical Approaches 53.
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... Reception theories make the reader their starting point and attempt to examine the expectations which readers may ... Theory ( 1984 ) describes some studies in which ordinary readers were asked to comment on texts , but the techniques ...
... Reception theories make the reader their starting point and attempt to examine the expectations which readers may ... Theory ( 1984 ) describes some studies in which ordinary readers were asked to comment on texts , but the techniques ...
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... theory is that of the horizon of expectation , offered by Hans - Robert Jauss ( reception theory has become almost a national speciality of German literary critics ) . Like Raymond Williams Jauss criticises the orthodox Marxists for ...
... theory is that of the horizon of expectation , offered by Hans - Robert Jauss ( reception theory has become almost a national speciality of German literary critics ) . Like Raymond Williams Jauss criticises the orthodox Marxists for ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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