Which of the following are true of reader-response criticism?

1. A. It challenges the idea that meaning resides in the text.
2. B. It rejects the author as the sole originator of meaning.
3. C. It sees the reader as a source of meaning.
4. D. It treats the text as self-sufficient.
5. E. It is chiefly concerned with appreciating historical texts.

1. AA and B only
2. BA and C only
3. CA, B and C only
4. DB, D and E only

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Correct answer: C. A, B and C only

Explanation

Iser, Fish and Jauss move meaning from the autonomous text (the New Critical view, D) to the reader's activity.