Public Preferences In Figures: The Statistical Approach Serving The Theory Of «Aesthetics Of Reception» And «The Aesthetic Effect»

Abstract

This study will provide an opportunity to transition from textual comparison to artistic comparison, particularly between literature and cinema. In this case, the comparison will not be strictly at the level of semiotic language between the two artworks, but rather at the level of public reception and their artistic preferences, primarily based on the theories of Hans Robert Jauss « Toward an Aesthetic of Reception » and Wolfgang Iser’s « The Aesthetic Effect ».

The concept of « horizon of expectation » in this research will be explored deeply and innovatively. It indeed constitutes the cornerstone and the most remarkable means in this artistic comparison and convergence.