Interpretation, an essay in the philosophy of literary criticism / P. D. Juhl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juhl, P. D. (Peter D.), 1946- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Literature.

Literature--Philosophy.

Hermeneutics.

Criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

I. Introduction

II. The Theory of E. D. Hirsch

III. Is Evidence of the Author's Intention Irrelevant?

IV. The Appeal to the Text: What Are We Appealing to?

V. Context and the Rules of the Language

VI. Aesthetic Arguments and Other Aspects of Critical Practice

VII. Life, Literature, and the Implied Author : Can (Fictional) Literary Works Make Truth-Claims?

VIII. Does a Literary Work Have One and ONLY ONE CORRECT INTERPRETATION?

APPENDIX. The Doctrine of Verstehen and the OBJECTIVITY OF LITERARY INTERPRETATIONS

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 301-322.

ISBN:

9780691610528

0691610525

9780691638645

0691638640

9780691020334

0691020337

9781400858019

1400858011

OCLC:

889251889