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This programme is designed as an introduction to the ideas in the writings of Stanley Fish and Robert Scholes, discussed in Block 3 Section 9. Stanley Fish emphasises the active role of the reader ...when approaching a text. Hs argues that each reader 'writes' the text through their 'interpretive act', by bringing to bear 'interpretive strategies'. However, the text gains 'stability of meaning' when readers respond in a similar way, as an 'interpretative community'. Peter Faulkner Reader in English at the university of Exeter talks to Roger Day about his 'interpretation' of Fish's argument and Robert Scholes' response to Fish. To help explore Fish's ideas Peter applies Fish's theories to two extracts from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse and a poem by Charlotte Mew 'The Farmer's Bride'.
This programme is designed as an introduction to the ideas in the writings of Stanley Fish and Robert Scholes, discussed in Block 3 Section 9. Stanley Fish emphasises the active role of the reader ...when approaching a text. Hs argues that each reader 'writes' the text through their 'interpretive act', by bringing to bear 'interpretive strategies'. However, the text gains 'stability of meaning' when readers respond in a similar way, as an 'interpretative community'. Peter Faulkner Reader in English at the university of Exeter talks to Roger Day about his 'interpretation' of Fish's argument and Robert Scholes' response to Fish. To help explore Fish's ideas Peter applies Fish's theories to two extracts from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse and a poem by Charlotte Mew 'The Farmer's Bride'.
| Module code and title: | A319, Literature in the modern world |
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| Item code: | A319; 04 |
| Recording date: | 1990-06-27 |
| First transmission date: | 21-04-1991 |
| Published: | 1991 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:36 |
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| Producer: | Mags Noble |
| Contributors: | Roger Day; Peter Falkner; Martin Jarvis |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Fish; Poetry; Scholes; Wodehouse |
| Master spool number: | TMK02690YA0451 |
| Production number: | 90YA0451 |
| Available to public: | no |
