Interpretive Conventions: The Reader in the Study of American Fiction

In Interpretive Conventions, Steven Mailloux Provides A General Introduction To Reader-response Criticism While Developing His Own Specific Reader-oriented Approach To Literature. He Examines Five Influential Theories Of The Reading Process-those Of Stanley Fish, Jonathan Culler, Wolfgang Iser, Norman Holland, And David Bleich. He Goes On To Argue The Need For A More Comprehensive Reader-response Criticism Based On A Consistent Social Model Of Reading. He Develops Such A Reading Model And Also Discusses American Textual Editing And Literary History. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Literary Theory And Psychological Reading Models -- 2. Literary Theory And Social Reading Models -- 3. Practical Criticism: The Reader In Am Erican Fiction -- 4. Textual Scholarship And Author's Final Intention -- 5. A Typology Of Conventions -- 6. Interpretive Conventions -- 7. Literary History And Reception Study -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Reader-response Criticism And Teaching Composition -- Bibliographical Note -- Index Steven Mailloux. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 217-220. In English.