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authorial intent

an author's intent as it is encoded in their work
Class type of: intention Q371308

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
intention
Facet of
literary criticism, aesthetics[3][4]
Different from
intentionality, self-implicative method[8][9]
Has cause
author[2]
Partially coincident with
separate the art from the artist, intentional fallacy, aesthetic interpretation[5][6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en authorial intent en authorized intent en author's intent en intent da forfattet intention de Intention en-gb author's intent es falacia autorial es intención del autor ja 作者の意図 nl auteursintentie pt Intencionalidade autoral ru Авторский замысел
🔖 Identifiers · 6
BBC Things ID
4fd9f5b8-e51f-4c4f-83e6-3cbcb04918c5
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/intentionality-literary-theory
Freebase ID
/m/01f25g
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID
art-and-interpretation
Library of Congress Classification
P302.4
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777006878

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🔗 Connections
Facet of 2
aesthetics, literary criticism
Different from 1
intentionality
Has cause 1
author
Partially coincident with 1
intentional fallacy
Subclass of 1
intention
← Different from 1
intentionality
← Main subject 1
The Death of the Author
← Partially coincident with 1
intentional fallacy
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Summary

authorial intent is a type of intention[1].

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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Aura Code Angelus · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → literary criticism, aesthetics
    Partially coincident with → separate the art from the artist, intentional fallacy, aesthetic interpretation
    Has cause → author
    Different from → intentionality, self-implicative method
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Different from: self-implicative method"
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