“But problems remain, with readers no less than with (other) contexts. For example, constructions like that of 'a competent reader' (who decides?) or 'an implied reader' (always already a matter of interpretation) seems to amount to little more than the critic himself in another guise.”
I found this quote and the passage that follows especially interesting, who decides what interpretation is correct. What interpretations are accessible to people and how does that affect what is considered a classic? Is it just a trickle down effect of critics determining classics and the culture agreeing due to not having any other access and their ideas not being respected?