{"product_id":"the-act-of-reading-9780801823718","title":"The Act of Reading","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIser examines what happens during the reading process, and how it is basic to the development of a theory of aesthetic response, setting in motion a chain of events that depends both on the text and the exercise of certain human faculties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA splendid theoretical companion to Iser's The Implied Reader. The earlier book drew much attention for its reader-centered practical criticism of narrative fiction from Bunyan on. The new volume explains Iser's phenomenological technique... This book belongs in every serious, up-to-date literature collection. Library Journal.","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865923727703,"sku":"9780801823718","price":24.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801823718.jpg?v=1722276218","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-act-of-reading-9780801823718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}