Interpretation
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Interpretation

An Essay in the Philosophy of Literary Criticism

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Interpretation

An Essay in the Philosophy of Literary Criticism

About this book

This book provides and defends an analysis of our concept of the meaning of a literary work. P. D. Juhl challenges a number of widely held views concerning the role of an author's intention: the distinction between the real and the implied" author; and the question of whether a work has not one correct, but many acceptable interpretations.

Originally published in 1981.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. I. Introduction
  5. II. The Theory of E. D. Hirsch
  6. III. Is Evidence of the Author's Intention Irrelevant?
  7. IV. The Appeal to the Text: What Are We Appealing to?
  8. V. Context and the Rules of the Language
  9. VI. Aesthetic Arguments and Other Aspects of Critical Practice
  10. VII. Life, Literature, and the Implied Author: Can (Fictional) Literary Works Make Truth-Claims?
  11. VIII. Does a Literary Work Have One and Only One Correct Interpretation?
  12. Appendix. The Doctrine of Verstehen and the Objectivity of Literary Interpretations
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index