Answer to Question #203378 in English for Phumelele

Question

In short paragraph explain two main differences between new criticism and reader response criticism

Answer 1

In reader-response criticism, the literature appears as a performing art whereby each reader creates their own unique, text-related performance. The theories of formalism are opposed, while the New Criticism aims towards the text having zero influence, but the text alone. Features get shared by the two methods, such as the author’s intentions excluded and details recognized from the texts. This criticism encourages the reader to explore his thoughts while reading a text. A person may read something over and over again and interpret a different meaning every time.