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Readerly Subjectivity

Readerly Subjectivity is a theoretical construct in literary theory that identifies the reader's interpretive consciousness as a site of meaning production, distinguished by its emphasis on the individual's affective, cognitive, and socio-historical position in the act of reading.

205

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14K

Citations

218

Authors

46

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

205

The Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response

Daniel T. O’Hara, Wolfgang Iser · Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism · 1979 · 1.9K citations

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The Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response

Inge Crosman, Wolfgang Iser · Poetics Today · 1980 · 946 citations

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The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, 1800-1900

Louis B. Wright, Richard D. Altick · The American Historical Review · 1958 · 861 citations · Full text

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Literary History as a Challenge to Literary Theory

Hans Robert Jauß, Elizabeth Benzinger · New Literary History · 1970 · 621 citations

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The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public 1800-1900

Jerome Hamilton Buckley, Richard D. Altick · Modern Language Notes · 1958 · 603 citations

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Authors

218

  1. WI
    Wolfgang Iser

    University of Konstanz, Germany

    6 publications · 3.3K citations

    6

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  2. RD
    Richard D. Altick

    The Ohio State University, United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

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  3. JR
    Jill Robbins

    Peninsula College, United States

    2 publications · 144 citations

    2

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  4. TT
    Tony Tanner

    King's College - North Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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  5. BB
    Barbara B. Stern

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

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Institutions

46

  1. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  2. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  3. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    94 citations

  4. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    246 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    514 citations

  8. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 34 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. The Modern Language Review

    6 publications · 198 citations

    6

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  3. Modern fiction studies

    MFS · 6 publications · 151 citations

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  4. The Yearbook of English Studies

    4 publications · 70 citations

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  5. Contemporary Literature

    4 publications · 131 citations

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