In this dissertation it is argued that literary theories have traditionally extended abundant
attention on authors and texts, neglecting, with very few exceptions, the impor- tant role
of the READER. To address this imbalance, par- ticular attention will be paid to the view of
Wolfgang Iser, that a literary text can only elicit a response when it is read, and that it is
virtually impossible to describe this response without also analysing the READING PROCESS. I
share this view as it makes logical sense: a literary text remains meaningless, a mere 'paper and
ink' production without the
involvement of the reader. It is also the reader's own com- petence, his sense of aesthetic
perception which enables him to make sense of the, in the literary text embedded message, hence the
title: "The Nature of Aesthetic Perception in Literature. The Interaction between Text and
Reader in the Process of Perceiving Literary Texts." / Afrikaans & Theory of Literature / M.A. (Theory of Literature)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/16481 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Wilke, Magdalena Friedericke |
| Contributors | Grabe, R. C. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (262 leaves) |
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