2. What is reader-fesponse criticism? a.a branch of literary theory that measures the value of a book by how many people read it b. a theory that measures the responses of the reader as a manifestation of the reader's emotional state c.a way of considering readers' reactions to literature as vital to interpreting the meaning of the text. d. a type of literary critic who reads but does not write literature and therefore only interpret it as a reader ​