Interpretation
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Peter D. Juhl
and Peter D. Juhl
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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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
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I. Introduction
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II. The Theory of E. D. Hirsch
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III. Is Evidence of the Author's Intention Irrelevant?
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IV. The Appeal to the Text: What Are We Appealing to?
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V. Context and the Rules of the Language
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VI. Aesthetic Arguments and Other Aspects of Critical Practice
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VII. Life, Literature, and the Implied Author : Can (Fictional) Literary Works Make Truth-Claims?
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VIII. Does a Literary Work Have One and ONLY ONE CORRECT INTERPRETATION?
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APPENDIX. The Doctrine of Verstehen and the OBJECTIVITY OF LITERARY INTERPRETATIONS
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Bibliography
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Index
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