Reader+Response

=Theories & Research=

=Reader Response= Does it get in the way of the live sense of literature? -- Rosenblatt, 1938

Specific Inquiry Question: What is Reader Response and why do we need this theory now more than ever? We can ask of every assignment or method or text, no matter what its short-term effectiveness: Does it get in the way of the live sense of literature! Does it make literature something to be regurgitated, analyzed, categorized, or is it a means toward making literature a more personally meaningful and self- disciplined activity? And, second, we can create in our classrooms an atmosphere of give-and-take and mutual challenge; through this, we shall surely find indirect evidences of the real literary experiences.

Resources: Read to learn how reader response theory has made a lasting impact on the teaching of literature. > > > by Jeanne M. Connell > html copy > pdf copy > > Rosenblatt lived to be one-hundred years old and continued to explore the connection of literature and democracy throughout her long life.
 * The Significance of Louise Rosenblatt on the Field of Teaching Literature by Gladdys Westbrook Church
 * "Continue to Explore: In Memory of Louise Rosenblatt (1906 - 2006)"