Name: Interpreting Tolkien: Authorial Intent or Death of the Author?
Uploaded: 2021-07-25T20:05:57+00:00
Duration: 33 min 42 s
Description: There are two schools of thought when it comes to interpreting a work of fiction. One says we should pay attention to what the author intended, while the other says we can completely disregard the aut

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There are two schools of thought when it comes to interpreting a work of fiction. One says we should pay attention to what the author intended, while the other says we can completely disregard the author's intent. I fall in the former camp, and this video explains why.

Videos referenced:

Tolkien on Politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufT7wgWr3rM
Response to Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4Ej5Ng_nU

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