Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
According to New Criticism, what is the relevance of authorial intent in understanding a work of literature?
According to New Criticism, what is the relevance of authorial intent in understanding a work of literature?
- Authorial intent is the primary source of meaning
- Authorial intent is important but not essential
- Authorial intent is the only source of meaning
- Authorial intent is irrelevant (correct)
What is authorial intentionalism's view on the ways in which a text should be interpreted?
What is authorial intentionalism's view on the ways in which a text should be interpreted?
- Author's intentions are one of many factors in interpretation
- Author's intentions should constrain the ways of interpretation (correct)
- Author's intentions have no impact on interpretation
- Author's intentions are irrelevant in interpretation
What did Wimsatt and Beardsley argue about the author's design or intention in their essay 'The Intentional Fallacy'?
What did Wimsatt and Beardsley argue about the author's design or intention in their essay 'The Intentional Fallacy'?
- The author's design is the only standard for judging the success of a work of literary art
- The author's design or intention is neither available nor desirable as a standard for judging the success of a work of literary art (correct)
- The author's design is important but not essential for judging the success of a work of literary art
- The author's design is the primary source of meaning in a work of literary art
What did opponents label the position that an author's intentions should constrain the ways in which a text is properly interpreted?
What did opponents label the position that an author's intentions should constrain the ways in which a text is properly interpreted?
Signup and view all the answers
According to Wimsatt and Beardsley, what is the primary source of meaning in a work of literary art?
According to Wimsatt and Beardsley, what is the primary source of meaning in a work of literary art?
Signup and view all the answers
