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horizon of expectations: a standalone construct

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Literary theory

the shared framework of genre norms and prior works that readers of a period bring to a text, against which its novelty is judged.

In literary theory, horizon of expectations refers to the shared framework of genre norms and prior works that readers of a period bring to a text, against which its novelty is judged. This meaning comes from Jauss (1970) in New Literary History.[1]

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References

Jauss, H. R., & Benzinger, E. (1970). Literary History as a Challenge to Literary Theory. New Literary History, 2(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.2307/468585

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