Interpreting Interpretation: Textual Hermeneutics as an Ascetic Discipline

by William Elford Rogers

Book Overview

In Interpreting Interpretation, William E. Rogers searches for a model for literary education. This model should avoid both of two undesirable alternatives. First, it should not destroy any notion of discipline in the traditional sense, terminating in the stance of Rorty's "liberal ironist." Second, it should not regard literary education as an attempt to cause students to ingest a pre-determined mix of facts and cultural values, terminating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271027339
• ISBN13: 9780271027333
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"