Although Wolfgang Iser is one of the most influential literary
theorists of the twentieth century, there is no authoritative study
about his oeuvre. The present work remedies that problem by
analysing Iser's German and English writings in detail. Apart from
being the first comprehensive account of his work, this study also
modifies the established view of Iser's theory. In contrast to the
idea that his only contribution to literary studies is the
reception theory of the 1970s, this account demonstrates the
importance of Iser's work on history and anthropology from the
1950s and 1990s. Instead of exclusively focusing on familiar terms
such as 'indeterminacy', this analysis also discusses Iser's view
of modernity, fiction and culture. As this discussion shows, his
writings develop a consistent theory of the novel and the way in
which it allows its readers to articulate new views of reality. To
situate this theory, Iser's institutional and intellectual
background is described as well, paying special attention to the
Poetik und Hermeneutik-circle and thinkers like Blumenberg and
Kermode. The continued relevance of his theory is demonstrated via
comparisons with recent research on the novel and memory as well as
examples from contemporary novelists like Juli Zeh and Hilary
Mantel.
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