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Author Hagberg, Garry, 1952-

Title Meaning & interpretation : Wittgenstein, Henry James, and literary knowledge / G.L. Hagberg.

Imprint Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 183 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Forms of life and artistic practices -- Circumstances of significance -- Aspects of interpretation -- Interpretation and philosophical method.
Summary "What is the meaning of a word?" In this thought-provoking book, G.L. Hagberg demonstrates how this question - which initiated Wittgenstein's later work in the philosophy of language - is significant for our understanding not only of linguistic meaning but of the meaning of works of art and literature as well. Adopting a Wittgensteinian method in close readings of the short fiction of Henry James, Hagberg reveals how literary interpretation itself may be practiced as a form of philosophical investigation. Hagberg first considers in detail Wittgenstein's views on meaning, particularly such notoriously difficult central concepts as the "language-game" and the "form of life." He uncovers in Wittgenstein's philosophy the interrelations between linguistic and artistic "microcosms," between verbal and stylistic coherence, between linguistic and artistic limits to what may be expressed, and between general meaning and aesthetic significance. Fundamentally, Hagberg examines Wittgenstein's account of the importance of particularized usage and of context in determining the meaning of word or work of art. In his interpretation of James's short fiction, Hagberg rethinks such problems as the widely assumed but misleading distinction between interpretive perception and description. In addition, he draws striking parallels between the complex processes of coming to understand a person and of coming to understand a work of art. Throughout, Hagberg demonstrates a heightened sensitivity to the powerful influence on aesthetic thinking of formulations of questions that are too often accepted as given
This book examined Wittgenstein's account of the importance of particularized usage and of context in determining the meaning of word or work of art. Adopting a Wittgensteinian method in close readings of the short fiction of Henry James, the author revealed how literary interpretation itself may be practiced as a form of philosophical investigation.
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Subject James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
James, Henry, 1843-1916 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHtPt9YrPTPqfdqkYQMP
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcwyhgWdVj8rj6wCvD8YP
Fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.
Roman -- Histoire et critique -- Théorie, etc.
Théorie de la connaissance dans la littérature.
Signification (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Knowledge, Theory of, in literature
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature
Interpretatie.
Betekenis.
Letterkunde.
Indexed Term Meaning
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Title Meaning and interpretation
Other Form: Print version: Hagberg, Garry, 1952- Meaning & interpretation. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994 (DLC) 93036146 (OCoLC)28848064
ISBN 9781501726972 (electronic bk.)
1501726978 (electronic bk.)
0801429269 (alk. paper)
9780801429262 (alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000075748709

 
    
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