Reception Theory

by Robert C. Holub

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Genres: Academic, Nonfiction

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Robert C. Holub (August 22, 1949 – August 27, 2023) was an American germanist and university professor and administrator. He served as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Reviews

[Allyson]

Lots of great summary in here, and a good overview of the development of the theory, but there’s so much summary you might as well just go ahead and read the theorists themselves. I rarely mark a book as finished before I’ve read the whole thing but I was finding this drier and drier as I went along. Probably didn’t help that I had read some Iser and was getting a summary of what I already knew. Probably a good supplemental text for a course or intro for people unfamiliar with the theory, though.

[Martín Baena]

Muy buena introducción crítica a una rama de la estética que me resulta fascinante. Por desgracia, hasta dónde yo sé no está traducido.

[Carl]

Been ages since I've read this, but a great book! Whether you are way into reception theory or just want to find out what it is about, this is your book. Though I will admit that it can be hard reading for those not familiar with academic lit in the humanities.

No time for a longer review now, sorry!

[Giovanni Gregory]

Very good introduction. The criticism is sharp. The reviews are comprehensive. The style has no errors. Yet it could deepen into some interesting guys like Stierle.