Hermeneutics

Question 1

what is hermaneutics

Answer 1

The theory of interpretation concerned with general problems of understanding the meanings of texts.

Question 2

The hermeneutic Circle:

Answer 2

• Our understanding of the work must invovle an ancipitation of the whole that informs f view of the parts while simuntanuesly beeing modiefied by them (eg: we have asociations as soon as something is in the form of a Stanza)
  
  • We can understand the present only in the context of the past, and vice versa

Question 3

reader response studies

Answer 3

Wolfgng Iser concept of indeterminacy

- Gaps open up between the schematized views, which makes room for free play for the readers imganination
- These indeterminacies are considered produktive and estaically what is needed to revoke a response to a literary text 
- Activate implied readers: appeal structure of the text 

Interpretation = relation between text and reader which is activated through indeterminacies.

Question 4

reception theory

Answer 4

• Gaps open up between the schematized views, which makes room for free play for the readers imganination
  
  • These indeterminacies are considered produktive and estaically what is needed to revoke a response to a literary text
  • Activate implied readers: appeal structure of the text

Interpretation = relation between text and reader which is activated through indeterminacies.