Li Shang-yin’s ‘The Ornamented Zither’ as a Test Case for Analytic Theories of Interpretation by Szu-Yen Lin

“…In this paper I test major analytic theories of interpretation, including anti-intentionalism, the value-maximizing theory, actual intentionalism, and hypothetical intentionalism, against Li Shang-yin’s poem ‘The Ornamented Zither’. I argue that, based on the results of the test, all of these theories face grave difficulties. …”
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