TRADITIONAL LITERARY INTERPRETATION VERSUS SUBVERSIVE INTERPRETATION

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Published: 2022-05-10

Page: 841-846


TERENCE RAJIVAN EDWARD *

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*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

I draw a distinction between traditional literary interpretation, which makes assertions which suitably informed readers are expected to accept on the basis of a kind of intuition, and subversive interpretation, which aims to present a counterintuitive interpretation of a text which fits with the evidence. Traditional literary interpretation faces objections of being unscientific and undemocratic. Subversive interpretation may appear as a solution, but it is so difficult to successfully use this approach that it is questionable whether it solves the objection of being undemocratic.

Keywords: Traditional literary interpretation, subversive interpretation, Jacques Derrida, John Searle, unscientific


How to Cite

EDWARD, T. R. (2022). TRADITIONAL LITERARY INTERPRETATION VERSUS SUBVERSIVE INTERPRETATION. Asian Journal of Advances in Research, 5(1), 841–846. Retrieved from https://jasianresearch.com/index.php/AJOAIR/article/view/359


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