reader-response theory
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Reader-response theory is a literary approach that emphasizes the active role of the reader in creating a text’s meaning, focusing on individual interpretation rather than fixed, author-intended significance.
All labels observed (1)
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| reader-response theory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21205044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: reader-response theory Context triple: [Stanley Fish, movement, reader-response theory]
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Meaning–Text Theory
Meaning–Text Theory is a linguistic framework that models how meanings are systematically transformed into texts through multiple levels of representation and formal rules.
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B.
Literary Theory: An Introduction
Literary Theory: An Introduction is a widely read and influential introductory book that surveys major schools of literary criticism from a Marxist perspective, written by critic and theorist Terry Eagleton.
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C.
The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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D.
Translating and the Art of Reading
"Translating and the Art of Reading" is a work by Edith Grossman that explores how literary translation shapes the way we interpret, experience, and understand texts across languages.
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E.
In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
"In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" is a song by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth from their 1994 album *Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: reader-response theory Target entity description: Reader-response theory is a literary approach that emphasizes the active role of the reader in creating a text’s meaning, focusing on individual interpretation rather than fixed, author-intended significance.
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A.
Meaning–Text Theory
Meaning–Text Theory is a linguistic framework that models how meanings are systematically transformed into texts through multiple levels of representation and formal rules.
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B.
Literary Theory: An Introduction
Literary Theory: An Introduction is a widely read and influential introductory book that surveys major schools of literary criticism from a Marxist perspective, written by critic and theorist Terry Eagleton.
-
C.
The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
-
D.
Translating and the Art of Reading
"Translating and the Art of Reading" is a work by Edith Grossman that explores how literary translation shapes the way we interpret, experience, and understand texts across languages.
-
E.
In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
"In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" is a song by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth from their 1994 album *Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star*.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.