Interpretation as Pragmatics

ISBN-13: 9780333686942 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 251 str.

J. Lecercle

Opis

Why is it that all interpretations are possible, and none are true? That some interpretations are just, but some are false? The author, Lecercle, draws on the resources of pragmatics, literary theory and the philosophy of language to propose a new theory of literature.

Spis treści

Pragmatics of Interpretation 'Let Him Have It, Chris' Alter Ego The Reader, or: Imposture The Author, or: Intention Language, or: Interpellation Encyclopaedia, or: The Pragmatics of Literature Conclusion Notes Index

O autorze

JEAN-JACQUES LECERCLE is Professor of English at the University of Nanterre, where he teaches English literature, linguistics and the philosophy of language. He is the author of Philosophy Through the Looking-Glass, The Violence of Language and Philosophy of Nonsense.