The Range of Interpretation |
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| Author:
| Iser, Wolfgang |
| Series title: | The Wellek Library Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11902-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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There is a tacit assumption that interpretation comes naturally, that human beings live by constantly interpreting. In this sense, we might even rephrase Descartes by saying: We interpret, therefore we are. While such a basic human disposition makes interpretation appear to come naturally, the forms it takes, however, do not. In this work, Iser offers a fresh approach by formulating an "anatomy of interpretation" through which we can understand the act of interpretation in its many...
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There is a tacit assumption that interpretation comes naturally, that human beings live by constantly interpreting. In this sense, we might even rephrase Descartes by saying: We interpret, therefore we are. While such a basic human disposition makes interpretation appear to come naturally, the forms it takes, however, do not. In this work, Iser offers a fresh approach by formulating an "anatomy of interpretation" through which we can understand the act of interpretation in its many different manifestations.