Cross-cultural Literary Comprehension: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Research

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Abstract: Literary communication is inference-based communication between recipients and texts. The textual world stimulates the recipients’ imagination by means of a structure of indeterminacy in the work. Readers use their world knowledge and cultural conceptualization to fill in the blank points in the story world and interpret the connotative meaning. Amidst the growing influence of globalization, people all over the world have more options to enjoy the same cultural products and cross-cultural studies are therefore more necessary. Research on cross-cultural literary reading responses can indicate the essential elements of literary comprehension. Under an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, the research on cross-cultural literary comprehension should be conducted to investigate whether readers from diverse cultural contexts differ in their reading responses and to explore the common ground of cross-cultural literary interpretation. Based on the theoretical foundation, empirical studies on cross-cultural literary comprehension are introduced, comprising perspectives such as differences and similarities in story interpretation, aesthetic appreciation of classical poetry and emotional responses. The empirical findings suggest the extent to which readers’ responses can transcend cultural boundaries and diverse cultural knowledge can activate different intercultural implications. Interdisciplinary research can provide new insights into the core issues regarding the cross-cultural reading of literary works against the backdrop of globalization.
Literarische Kommunikation ist eine inferenzbasierte Kommunikation zwischen Rezipienten und Texten. Die Text-Welt regt die Vorstellungskraft der Rezipienten durch die Struktur der Unbestimmtheit im Werk an. Die Leser nutzen ihr Weltwissen und ihre kulturelle Konzeptualisierung, um die leeren Stellen in der Text-Welt auszufüllen und die konnotative Bedeutung zu interpretieren. Inmitten des wachsenden Einflusses der Globalisierung haben die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt mehr Möglichkeiten, dieselben kulturellen Produkte zu genießen. Daher sind interkulturelle Studien notwendiger geworden. Forschungen zum interkulturellen literarischen Lesen können die wesentlichen Elemente der literarischen Wahrnehmung aufzeigen. Unter einem interdisziplinären theoretischen Rahmen wird die Forschung zum interkulturellen Literaturverständnis durchgeführt, um zu untersuchen, ob sich Leser aus verschiedenen kulturellen Kontexten in ihrer Rezeption unterscheiden, und auch um die Gemeinsamkeiten der interkulturellen literarischen Interpretation zu erkunden. Basierend auf der theoretischen Grundlage werden empirische Studien zum interkulturellen literarischen Lesen durchgeführt, die die Perspektiven wie Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten in der Geschichteninterpretation, ästhetische Wahrnehmung der klassischen Poesie sowie emotionale Reaktionen von Gedichten umfassen. Die empirischen Ergebnisse legen nahe, inwieweit die Rezeption kulturelle Grenzen überschreiten und durch vielfältiges kulturelles Wissen unterschiedliche interkulturelle Implikationen aktivieren kann. Die interdisziplinäre Forschung kann neue Erkenntnisse zu den Kernfragen vom interkulturellen Lesen der literarischen Werke bieten.

Alternative title: Interkulturelles Literaturverständnis: Theoretische Basis und Empirische Forschung

Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main

Extent: Online-Ressource

Language: Englisch

Bibliographic citation: Cross-cultural Literary Comprehension: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Research ; volume:2 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:58-73 ; extent:16
Interkulturelles Forum der deutsch-chinesischen Kommunikation ; 2, Heft 1 (2022), 58-73 (gesamt 16)

Creator: Zhang, Yehong

DOI: 10.1515/ifdck-2022-0005

URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2502170554219.660506268240

Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.

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