About this title: In Literature as Exploration, Rosenblatt presents her unique theory of literature and focuses on the immense, often untapped, potential for the study and teaching of literature in a democratic society. Her "transactional" theory of literature examines the reciprocal nature of the literary experience and explains why meaning is neither "in" the text nor "in" the reader. Each reading is "a particular event involving a particular reader and a particular text under particular circumstances." And teachers of literature, Rosenblatt argues, play a pivotal role in influencing how students perform in ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
ISBN-13:9780873525671ISBN:0873525671
Description: Good. 0873525671 Ex-Library book with all the marking and stamps-PAGES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION-I SHIP FAST-Hardcover with Dust Jacket-light shelf wear to Dust Jacket- read more
Edition: Fifth Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Modern Language Association of America, New York, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780873525671ISBN:0873525671
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. Fifth Edition. Clean text. Former owner's name plate pasted on front free endpaper. Date written in ink above name plate. Small red remainder dot to bottom edgepapers. Dust jacket shows slight edgewear. Dust jacket now covered with a clear polyester film protector. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: MODERN LANGUAGE ASSN OF AMER
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780873525671ISBN:0873525671
Description: New. In Literature as Exploration, Rosenblatt presents her unique theory of literature and focuses on the immense, often untapped, potential for the study and teaching of literature in a democratic society. The author's philosophy is frequently cited as t... read more
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