Interpretation and Method. Studies in the Explication of Literature

orig.wrappers Some rubbing, spine & wrapper edge tears, Good. 24x16cm, 183,(4) pp, University of Lund doctoral dissertation. Contents: The Philosophical Problems of Interpretation; A Theory about Interpretation; Alternative Theories; The Hermeneutic Circle; Writers' Intentions & the Wider Context; A Note on Probability; William Empson, Cleanth Brooks & the "New Criticism": An Introduction; Empson & Ambiguity; Brooks: The Semantics of Poetry; Brooks: The Well Wrought Urn; The "New Criticism" & the Interpretation of Modern Poetry; Conclusion: Method & Interpretation; Appendix: An Examination of E.D. Hirsch's Theory of Interpretation. Some rubbing, spine & wrapper edge tears, Good.