The Power of Intention in Interpreting Work of Art

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No team has ever come down from being down the three games in basketball and the playoffs. We're talking about authorial intent, like how much does the intention of an author or a group of artistic creators matter when you're interpreting work of art. It's a topic that we've touched on a bunch of times, but never directly addressed. This will be a way to do that in more depth.

What’s the meaning of a work of art? Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean? Does it matter what Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark thinks about the end of 2001? Or is the artist’s interpretation just one interpretation among many once the text is out in the world? We explore the question of authorial intent, and brace yourselves - this is just about as postmodern as David gets.

Plus – do we have what it takes to get an invite to the thought criminals club?

Links

The Party is Canceled [newyorker.com]

Was I Wrong About The Irishman? by Thomas Flight [youtube.com]

Authorial Intent [wikipedia.org]