填空题
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 cultural values 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 （4）, etc.
2) speaker's view: meaning is created by both conventions of
meaning and（5）
Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common
traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods & different
（6） perspectives could lead to different interpretations of
meaning in context.
Ⅲ. Meaning is created by （7）
1) meaning is（8）;
2) meaning is contextual;
3) meaning requires （9）;
—practicing competency in reading
—practicing other eompetencies
—background research in （10）, etc.