The word '''reader''' refers to anyone who [[Reading (activity)|read]]s. (For example, in discusussing a written text, one might speak of the intended [[emotion]] to be instilled in "the reader.") In general, one can distinguish three theories as to what the reader is and how the reader relates to the text. | The word '''reader''' refers to anyone who [[Reading (activity)|read]]s. (For example, in discusussing a written text, one might speak of the intended [[emotion]] to be instilled in "the reader.") In general, one can distinguish three theories as to what the reader is and how the reader relates to the text. |