THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMPIRICISM IN LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM: Sources and contemporary empirical researches
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empiricism, Reader-response theory, empirical researchesAbstract
The article deals with the research of the basic principles of empiricism in Reader-response theory within the environment of American and European literary criticism, beginning with I.A. Richards as its important precursor and ending with contemporary empirical researchers (W. van Peer, D.S. Miall & D. Kuiken) as its indirect successors.
Key words: empiricism, Reader-response theory, empirical researchesDownloads
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