tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post1471613242035889144..comments2023-12-30T01:46:52.888-05:00Comments on The Roar of Comics: It Had to be Said #6Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-36885565069801958582007-06-07T23:55:00.000-04:002007-06-07T23:55:00.000-04:00This has to end up on Meanwhile next week. Excelle...This has to end up on Meanwhile next week. Excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-8312998130819776142007-06-05T09:37:00.000-04:002007-06-05T09:37:00.000-04:00Tom: good point. The author's interpretation of he...Tom: good point. The author's interpretation of her own work IS part of the context, yes. I just don't think it has more weight than anyone else's interpretation.<BR/><BR/>Which brings us to<BR/><BR/>Allan:<BR/><BR/><I>"screw the artist, I’m the one who really matters!"</I><BR/><BR/>Eh, I'd phrase that as "screw the artist, <B>the art</B> is what really matters," but that's close enough.<BR/><BR/Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-60250839831350929032007-06-05T08:13:00.000-04:002007-06-05T08:13:00.000-04:00I can certainly understand the appeal of your argu...I can certainly understand the appeal of your argument. It’s one I came across very often in my humanities classes back in my university days, expressed as it was by professors and fellow students alike, all of them basking in the glow of its central conceit—<I>screw the artist, I’m the one who really matters</I>!<BR/><BR/>Of course academics, critics and fanboys embrace an interpretive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-70533346412586364202007-06-05T04:00:00.000-04:002007-06-05T04:00:00.000-04:00I have to disagree, at least a little. It does mat...I have to disagree, at least a little. It <I>does</I> matter what the author was trying to say, inasmuch as it gives context to the work and insight to the intended message. However, authorial intent isn't nearly as important as some authors think it is.<BR/><BR/>Art interpretation is not one-sided; it's a conversation between the creator and the audience. Each author and audience member brings Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.com