TLS680

020155

This course focuses on theories of reader response, both in relation to the reading process and to literary criticism, with a major emphasis on Louise Rosenblatt's transactional theories of literature. Exploration of reading as a social act that involves multiple, diverse interpretations within a democratic context will be explored through a close examination of Rosenblatt's theories and a broad survey of other theoretical perspectives on reader response. Implications of these theories for practice will also be considered.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed), GIDP - SLAT (Sec. Lang. Acquisition & Teach)