Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities
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"Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities" is a seminal work of literary theory in which Stanley Fish argues that meaning arises from the interpretive strategies of reading communities rather than from texts themselves.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21205085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities Context triple: [Stanley Fish, notableWork, Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities]
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Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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Radical Interpretation
Radical Interpretation is Donald Davidson’s influential philosophical theory about how to understand and interpret the language and beliefs of speakers from scratch, using principles of truth and rationality.
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The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities Target entity description: "Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities" is a seminal work of literary theory in which Stanley Fish argues that meaning arises from the interpretive strategies of reading communities rather than from texts themselves.
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A.
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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B.
Radical Interpretation
Radical Interpretation is Donald Davidson’s influential philosophical theory about how to understand and interpret the language and beliefs of speakers from scratch, using principles of truth and rationality.
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C.
The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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D.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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E.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Stanley Fish
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Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities
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Stanley Fish: American literary theorist