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Karolides, Nicholas J. – 1991
Differences in readers' interpretations of a given text illustrate premises of the transactional or reader response theory of literature. The theory holds that: (1) meaning resides in the coming together of reader and text; (2) the reader affects the reading of the text and is affected by the text; and (3) there are potentially as many meanings to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Epistemology, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
