Re: "Students are often taught that the teach er’s opinion (embodying, ideally, a lifetim e of personal study and centuries of...critic ism and canon formation) is no more valid tha n their first impressions – it’s a matter of personal taste after all, and a

[William Conger]

Recognizing the author's intentions for meaning in a poem does not exhaust the
meanings that can be constructed for it and does not guarantee the best or
most 
moving experience of it.  Authorial intention may be necessary but it is
never 
sufficient.
wc


----- Original Message ----
From: joseph berg
<art...@gmail.com>
To: aesthetics-l <aesthetics-l@mh.databack.com>
Sent: Tue,
November 2, 2010 4:00:27 AM
Subject: "Students are often taught that the
teacherbs opinion (embodying, 
ideally, a lifetime of personal study and
centuries of...criticism and canon 
formation) is no more valid than their
first impressions b itbs a matter of 
personal taste after all, and a
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/01/poetry-and-the-flight-from-meaning/
"Students are often taught that the teachers opinion (embodying, ideally, a
lifetime of personal study and centuries of...criticism and canon formation)
is no more valid than their first impressions  its a matter of personal
taste
after all, and aesthetic judgment is a fraud."