Hermeneutics: Understanding after Friedrich Schleiermacher | Literary Theory Ep. 1

[@strategineerer]

I've been critiquing art in writing as a hobby for a long time but up until recently I didn't know anything about reception theory ("the meaning of a text is not inherent within the text itself, but is created within the relationship between the text and the reader", source: Wikipedia) or anything about Hermeneutics. It seems like these schools of thought are in opposition with one another but I find myself using parts of both in order to write more comprehensive but also personal critiques of the art I engage with. For example, I've found that reading/watching interviews with authors after reading a book is a great way of re-interpreting a text through the eyes of the author while also recognizing that, for me, the author's beliefs about what they think their novel means is just another interpretation among many and not necessarily the "correct" one. I can't wait to watch more of your videos on Hermeneutics, thanks so much for sharing!

[@Silvercardinal7]

I like how she talks

[@RobertAguilar-p1l]

Is the word linked to “Hermes,” god of communicating and lies and merchants? Among other things

[@The_Gothic_Bookshelf]

As far as I see it in the research, some scholars see a connection to Hermes, others don't. Personally I don't find it illuminating to draw a close connection and regard it more interesting to look into how hermeneutics emerged in antiquity :)

[@RobertAguilar-p1l]

Does Schleiermacher means “veil maker?” … would I be able to say “Fritze Veilmaker erzählt gern Tünkram.”=D

[@The_Gothic_Bookshelf]

Yes that is what it means :D

[@davidjames9626]

Much ado..