Anupama George, Dr. Pramila Krishnan

BEYOND EFFERENT AND AESTHETIC READING: A BAKHTINIAN–ROSENBLATT FRAMEWORK FOR CRITICAL READING THROUGH THE WORKS OF CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI

Critical reading in contemporary literary studies has evolved beyond conventional approaches that privilege either information retrieval or personal response. This conceptual study proposes a Bakhtinian–Rosenblatt Framework for Critical Reading by integrating Mikhail Bakhtin's theory of dialogism with Louise M. Rosenbl...