Reader-response criticism,which began in the 1960s,differs from traditional literary criticism in that it emphasizes that criticism should be reader-centered,believing that the meaning of a work lies in the act of the...Reader-response criticism,which began in the 1960s,differs from traditional literary criticism in that it emphasizes that criticism should be reader-centered,believing that the meaning of a work lies in the act of the reader and the reading process.The true artistic and appreciation value of a work is realized only after the author publishes it and after it has been read by readers.American writer Vladimir Nabokov’s“Lolita”has since its publication been attracting a large number of readers to read it,analyze it from different angles and there is contradictory sometimes;perhaps it is the contradictory views that have made it so famous that readers continue to study it from new points of view.This paper focuses on the controversial heroine’s character in the novel by applying the three aspects of reader-response criticism:horizon of expectation,expect reconstruction and response-inviting structure.展开更多
The Catcher in the Rye has been popular with readers since its publication,and critics at home and abroad have also conducted a lot of research on it.But they mainly proceed from the author and the text to evaluate an...The Catcher in the Rye has been popular with readers since its publication,and critics at home and abroad have also conducted a lot of research on it.But they mainly proceed from the author and the text to evaluate and analyze,ignoring the readers who are essential participants in text interpretation in the eyes of reader-response critics.In order to make up for this shortcoming,this article will take Iser’s reader-response criticism as a research perspective,starting from the three aspects of implied reader,response-inviting structure,and gaps to explore the interaction between the text of The Catcher in the Rye and the readers during the reading process.This research is expected to provide a new interpretation of this novel and provide reference for future research in related fields.展开更多
文摘Reader-response criticism,which began in the 1960s,differs from traditional literary criticism in that it emphasizes that criticism should be reader-centered,believing that the meaning of a work lies in the act of the reader and the reading process.The true artistic and appreciation value of a work is realized only after the author publishes it and after it has been read by readers.American writer Vladimir Nabokov’s“Lolita”has since its publication been attracting a large number of readers to read it,analyze it from different angles and there is contradictory sometimes;perhaps it is the contradictory views that have made it so famous that readers continue to study it from new points of view.This paper focuses on the controversial heroine’s character in the novel by applying the three aspects of reader-response criticism:horizon of expectation,expect reconstruction and response-inviting structure.
文摘The Catcher in the Rye has been popular with readers since its publication,and critics at home and abroad have also conducted a lot of research on it.But they mainly proceed from the author and the text to evaluate and analyze,ignoring the readers who are essential participants in text interpretation in the eyes of reader-response critics.In order to make up for this shortcoming,this article will take Iser’s reader-response criticism as a research perspective,starting from the three aspects of implied reader,response-inviting structure,and gaps to explore the interaction between the text of The Catcher in the Rye and the readers during the reading process.This research is expected to provide a new interpretation of this novel and provide reference for future research in related fields.
