Meaning in Literature
In reading literary works, we are concerned with the "meaning" of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue.
There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature.
Ⅰ. Meaning is what is intended by 1
Apart from reading an author"s work in question, readers need to
1) read
2
by the same author;
2) get familiar with
3
at the time;
3) get to know
4
and symbols of the time.
Ⅱ. Meaning exists "in" the text itself.
1) some people"s view: meaning is produced by the formal properties
of the text like
5
, etc.
2) speaker"s view: meaning is created by both conventions of
meaning and
6
Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by
7
and conventions of usage. But different time periods and
different
8
perspectives could lead to different interpretations
of meaning in a text.
Ⅲ. Meaning is created by 9 .
1) meaning is
10
;
2) meaning is
11
;
3) meaning requires
12
;
—practicing
13
—practicing
14
—background research in
15
, etc.
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