ENGL 2740- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 12 pages long!)
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What place do children have in the concept of literature. The concept of the child and childhood is ever changing and differs greatly across cultures. The experiences of children are often vague to connect with as many readers as possible. Is this intentional or do adults find a lesson in the story. Intended for both the children and the adult. Concept developed by wolfgang iser in order to reconceptualization of the reader. Now imagined as a role one plays as invited by the text. A subject position that comes into being as one engages actively. What questions might we ask about specific texts using iser"s concept of th implied reader as framework. The lack of definition of the cree terms suggests that the implie reader is ready and able to interpret. Things that are said and done in a novel don"t always match, the sam goes for text and pictures. Multiple meanings can be pulled from a single reading.
