The Implied Reader: Patterns of Communication in Prose Fiction from Bunyan to Beckett
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Like no other art form, the novel confronts its readers with circumstances arising from their own environment of social and historical norms and stimulates them to assess and criticize their surroundings. By analyzing major works of English fiction ranging from Bunyan, Fielding, Scott, and Thackeray to Joyce and Beckett, renowned critic Wolfgang Iser here provides a framework for a theory of such literary effects and aesthetic responses. Iser's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801821509
ISBN13:9780801821509
Release Date:January 1974
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:318 Pages
Weight:0.99 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
