John Farrell argues in Variations of Authorial Intention that intention is a central if complex feature of all literature (and, of course, all communication): “Farrell denies that the text of any ...

Many English majors have heard of the phrase “Death of the Author”; if not, it will come up at some point. The phrase refers to the idea that when a work is created, the authorial intention no longer ...

D.H. Lawrence had a lot of advice for literary critics, but his most famous had to do with authorial intent. “Never trust the teller, trust the tale,” he wrote in 1923. “The proper function of a ...

Eight weekend performances already have sold out. These shows, by the exiting Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati interns, opened Thursday night and are well worth fitting into your Cincinnati Fringe Festival ...

The term may seem vaguely pretentious and self-serving, but there's an element of being a "gatekeeper" when you're overseeing arts coverage for a publication. If that weren't the... The term may seem ...

Andy Schatz, creative director of Monaco and Tooth and Tail, on authorial intent and Early Access games. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...