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readerly, a.|ˈriːdəlɪ|
[f. reader n. + -ly1: cf. writerly a.]
1. Lit. Theory. [tr. F. lisible (R. Barthes S/Z (1970) i. p. x.).] Immediately accessible to a reader; simply readable, without commentary or interpretation.
1975R. Miller tr. Barthes's S/Z 4 Opposite the writerly text, then, is its countervalue, its negative, reactive value: what can be read, but not written: the readerly. We call any readerly text a classic text. 1985N. & Q. Mar. 97/2 The aim of a critical edition is to ascertain as far as possible what the author wrote. This must surely be worthy of attention even in this age of readerly texts. 1986Jefferson & Robey Mod. Lit. Theory (ed. 2) iv. 108 The readerly text is the one that as readers we passively consume, whereas the writerly text demands the reader's active cooperation.
2. Of or pertaining to a reader.
1979Washington Post 27 May g3/1 He may also offer readerly advice: ‘Rusanov [in Cancer Ward] is quietly drawn [etc.]’. 1985New Yorker 26 Aug. 21/1 Heartfelt readerly thanks. 1986Year's Work Eng. Stud. 1983 239 Brady suggests that his ‘judicious intimidation’ of the reader..results in readerly insecurity and self-judgement. 1989Los Angeles Times 25 June 3/2 ‘My blood ran cold’ is an understandable readerly response to Gerard's cold-blooded descriptions of ‘lovers’ past and present. |