Readerly Text is a type of literary text characterized by its resistance to active interpretation, positioning the reader as a passive consumer of meaning rather than an active producer, in contrast to the "writerly text" that invites participatory engagement.
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Theories of reading: books, bodies, and bibliomania
Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 206 citations
Frank Smith · Language Arts · 1983 · 129 citations
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University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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3 publications
190 citations
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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4 publications
316 citations
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, United States
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1 publications
30 citations
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
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2 publications
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University of California, Riverside
Riverside, United States
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1 publications
30 citations
The Open University
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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2 publications
232 citations
McPin Foundation
London, United Kingdom
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1 publications
35 citations
Utah State University
Logan, United States
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19 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 5 publications · 663 citations
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- New Literary History
NLH · 4 publications · 89 citations
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- Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics
LL · 4 publications · 275 citations
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- College English
2 publications · 34 citations
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- Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
SEL · 2 publications · 80 citations
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