Have you ever noticed how your opinion of a character changes over the course of a book? You might hate the brooding hero in chapter one, pity him in chapter five, and root for him in chapter ten.
Wolfgang Iser (1926–2007) was a pioneering German literary theorist and a central figure in the . His work fundamentally shifted the focus of literary study from the author's intent to the dynamic interaction between the text and the reader. Core Theoretical Concepts wolfgang iser