The Act of Reading by Wolfgang Iser
Iser examines what happens during the reading process, and how it is basic to the development of a theory of aesthetic response, setting in motion a chain of events that depends both on the text and the exercise of certain human faculties.
A splendid theoretical companion to Iser's The Implied ReaderThe earlier book drew much attention for its reader-centered practical criticism of narrative fiction from Bunyan on. The new volume explains Iser's phenomenological technique... This book belongs in every serious, up-to-date literature collection. Library Journal.
Wolfgang Iser, who has taught at leading universities in the United States and Europe, is currently professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Constance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801823718 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801823714 |
| Title | The Act of Reading |
| Author | Wolfgang Iser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 1980-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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