Intentions: Negotiated, Contested, and Ignored

(Part of the Literature and Philosophy Series)

by Arabella Lyon

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The relationship between an author's and an audience's intentions is complex but need not preclude mutual engagement. This philosophical investigation challenges existing literary and rhetorical perspectives on intention and offers a new framework for understanding the negotiation of meaning. It describes how an audience's intentions affect their interpretations, shows how audiences negotiate meaning when faced with a writer's undecipherable intentions,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0271025042

ISBN13:9780271025049

Release Date:September 1998

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.74 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Language Arts Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy

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