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Multiple Implied Readers

José Angel García Landa
Universidad de Zaragoza


June 4, 2009


Abstract:     
This paper reflects on the concept of the implied reader in narrative fiction, with special reference to Walker Gibson and Wayne Booth's original conception, and to Brian Richardson's recent work on multiple implied readers. The fuzziness of the concept of the implied reader, and its tendency to multiply, is shown to be related to the diverse interactional and interpretive uses of the texts.


Este artículo reflexiona sobre el concepto de lector implícito en la ficción narrativa, con referencia especial al concepto originario de Walker Gibson y Wayne Booth, y al reciente trabajo de Brian Richardson sobre la multiplicidad de lectores implícitos. Se muestra cómo los límites difusos del concepto de lector implícito, y la tendencia del mismo a multiplicarse, son fenómenos relacionados con los diferentes usos interaccionales y hermenéuticos de los textos.

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Keywords: Literature, Literary theory, Narratology, Fiction, Reading, Implied reader, Hermeneutics, Reception, Interpretation, Discourse

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Date posted: June 04, 2009 ; Last revised: August 24, 2009

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García Landa, José Angel, Multiple Implied Readers (June 4, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1414174


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José Angel García Landa (Contact Author)
Universidad de Zaragoza ( email )
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50005 Zaragoza Spain
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