I regularly teach both literature and literary theory courses, so I’m regularly confronted with the problem of interpreting literature. What defines meaning in a literary work? The default position is “the author’s intent,” and people generally think that if you were to somehow distance linguistic meaning from authorial intent that words might come to meanContinue reading “Authorial Intent and Ham Sandwiches”
Daily Archives: May 16, 2014
Song du jour: Heart, “Stairway to Heaven”
When the members of Led Zeppelin give you a standing ovation for your performance of their song, you’ve done alright. Heart has been playing this and Zep’s “Rock and Roll” since the 70s, so I think they have it pretty much down by now.
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 