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What does the historical approach involve?
Studying broader historical and cultural events when a piece was written
Which approach focuses on how readers are actively engaged in creating meaning in a text?
Reader-response criticism
Why is it not considered a good reader-response criticism to say that a book is boring or uninteresting?
It doesn't connect the reader with the book
What is one key difference between historical approach and reader-response criticism?
Historical approach looks at broader historical and cultural events, whereas reader-response looks at readers' engagement
What aspect of a text does the reader-response criticism primarily focus on?
Readers' engagement in creating meaning
Explore the concept of implied reader and reader response theory, which emphasizes the role of the reader in interpreting texts. Understand how individuals create their own meaning through interactions with texts based on personal associations.
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