Subjective Criticism

by David Bleich

Book Overview

Originally published in 1981. The meaning and objectives of literature, argues David Bleich, are created by the reader, who depends on community consensus to validate his or her judgements. Bleich proposes that the study of English be consciously reoriented from a knowledge-finding to a knowledge-making enterprise. This involves a new explanation of language acquisition in childhood, a psychologically disciplined concept of linguistic and literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421434946
• ISBN13: 9781421434940
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"