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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?

  • 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'?

  • 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?

<p>Intentional fallacy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Wimsatt and Beardsley, what is the primary source of meaning in a work of literary art?

<p>The text itself (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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