![]() ![]() ![]() Wimsatt and Breadsley have made best- known accusations of fallacy found in literary criticism based on writer’s intention and reader's response. The Intentional and Affective Fallacy by Whimsatt and Beardsley. Although a seductive topic for conjecture and frequently a valid appraisal of a work of art, the intentional fallacy forces the literary critic to assume the role of cultural historian or that of a psychologist who must define the growth of a particular artist’s vision in terms of his mental and physical state at the time of his creative act.Ĭhloe Hogg on Wimsatt and Beardsley's "Intentional Fallacy" Attention to intention leads to no good criticism, according to Wimsatt and Beardsley's article "The. ![]()
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