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Peer reviewedHarker, W. John – Written Communication, 1987
Examines the relationship between current concepts of reading processes and contemporary theories of literary response. Argues that text-based reading theories are isomorphic with the New Criticism, and that reader-based theories of reading are isomorphic with reader-response criticism. Maintains that literary theory ignores interactive…
Descriptors: Language Research, Literary Criticism, Psycholinguistics, Reader Response
