Intention & Interpretation

by Gary Iseminger (Editor)

'What is the connection, if any, between the author's intentions in (while) writing a work of literature and the truth (acceptability, validity) of interpretive statements about it?' With this question, this book introduces a literary debate that has been waged for decades.

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 1992

Reviews

[Joey]

I read Noel Carroll's essay "Art, Intention, and Conversation" - and I very much liked it. He gives a very reasonable thesis - especially compared to his intentionalist-advocating company.