International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, Jun 14, 2024
Systems Theory studies the structure and fundamentals in terms of relationship and integration, t... more Systems Theory studies the structure and fundamentals in terms of relationship and integration, through which different aspects and elements emerge leading to the creation of a whole. It is an approach of totality and wholeness which focuses on the relationship and correspondence between the constituent parts of a system. A distinctive feature of the Systems Theory is that it develops across numerous disciplines leading to the attainment of knowledge and perspectives related to the other domains or disciplines. Its concepts are not rigid but flexible in nature because of which it keeps on evolving. It is the Systems Theory that bridges the gap between science and humanities, leading to the elimination of age-old differences and gaps between literature and science. This elimination leads to the evolvement of a new and innovative relation and connection between the two extremely different disciplines i.e., science and humanities. The Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach is one of the approaches incorporated under the Systems Theory. It focuses on discovering the relationships among the elements, which tend to focus on a specific issue or a problem. ISM is used, when we encounter systems with complex structure and in literature, we quite often come across structurally complex texts. This paper aims at applying the principles of the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach to the complex literary system; the fictional system, Celestial Bodies, in order to resolve its structural complexity. This study aims to analyze and make an interdisciplinary study by incorporating the key elements of the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach in literary interpretation.
This paper aims at exploring the role of the Reception Theory in the field of literary criticism.... more This paper aims at exploring the role of the Reception Theory in the field of literary criticism. The term, ‘reception’ refers to the way in which a person reacts to something. Iser’s Reception Theory focuses on pointing the importance of the interactive relationship shared between the text and the reader. It emphasizes on the role of the readers and his interpretation in adding meaning to a literary text. Texts do not have meaning apart from the reader i.e. the reader and the text share an important relationship together in adding meaning to the text. The paper highlights the important aspects of the Reception Theory, incorporating its unique features with special reference to the renowned German critic, Wolfgang Iser.
Reader Response Theory is a broad, exciting, evolving domain of literary studies that can help us... more Reader Response Theory is a broad, exciting, evolving domain of literary studies that can help us learn about our own reading processes and how they relate to specific elements in the text we read. The readers do not passively consume the meaning presented to them by the objective literary text. Stanley Fish’s Reader Response Theory originated with an interesting experiment that was conducted by him for proving that, ‘Interpretation is not the art of construing but the art of constructing. Interpreters do not decode poems; they make them.’ It is the consciousness of the reader that makes the text relevant and significant. The text has no meaning and relevance before the reader reads it and presents his own judgement and experience regarding the text. The readers are termed as the ‘interpretive communities’ as they analyze the text and play an active role in a reading experience. The paper will focus on highlighting the reader’s consciousness, his perception and experience which give...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, Jun 14, 2024
Systems Theory studies the structure and fundamentals in terms of relationship and integration, t... more Systems Theory studies the structure and fundamentals in terms of relationship and integration, through which different aspects and elements emerge leading to the creation of a whole. It is an approach of totality and wholeness which focuses on the relationship and correspondence between the constituent parts of a system. A distinctive feature of the Systems Theory is that it develops across numerous disciplines leading to the attainment of knowledge and perspectives related to the other domains or disciplines. Its concepts are not rigid but flexible in nature because of which it keeps on evolving. It is the Systems Theory that bridges the gap between science and humanities, leading to the elimination of age-old differences and gaps between literature and science. This elimination leads to the evolvement of a new and innovative relation and connection between the two extremely different disciplines i.e., science and humanities. The Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach is one of the approaches incorporated under the Systems Theory. It focuses on discovering the relationships among the elements, which tend to focus on a specific issue or a problem. ISM is used, when we encounter systems with complex structure and in literature, we quite often come across structurally complex texts. This paper aims at applying the principles of the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach to the complex literary system; the fictional system, Celestial Bodies, in order to resolve its structural complexity. This study aims to analyze and make an interdisciplinary study by incorporating the key elements of the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach in literary interpretation.
This paper aims at exploring the role of the Reception Theory in the field of literary criticism.... more This paper aims at exploring the role of the Reception Theory in the field of literary criticism. The term, ‘reception’ refers to the way in which a person reacts to something. Iser’s Reception Theory focuses on pointing the importance of the interactive relationship shared between the text and the reader. It emphasizes on the role of the readers and his interpretation in adding meaning to a literary text. Texts do not have meaning apart from the reader i.e. the reader and the text share an important relationship together in adding meaning to the text. The paper highlights the important aspects of the Reception Theory, incorporating its unique features with special reference to the renowned German critic, Wolfgang Iser.
Reader Response Theory is a broad, exciting, evolving domain of literary studies that can help us... more Reader Response Theory is a broad, exciting, evolving domain of literary studies that can help us learn about our own reading processes and how they relate to specific elements in the text we read. The readers do not passively consume the meaning presented to them by the objective literary text. Stanley Fish’s Reader Response Theory originated with an interesting experiment that was conducted by him for proving that, ‘Interpretation is not the art of construing but the art of constructing. Interpreters do not decode poems; they make them.’ It is the consciousness of the reader that makes the text relevant and significant. The text has no meaning and relevance before the reader reads it and presents his own judgement and experience regarding the text. The readers are termed as the ‘interpretive communities’ as they analyze the text and play an active role in a reading experience. The paper will focus on highlighting the reader’s consciousness, his perception and experience which give...
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