The Intentional Fallacy

Target entity: The Intentional Fallacy
Context triple: [W. K. Wimsatt, notableWork, The Intentional Fallacy]

• A. Anatomy of Criticism
  Anatomy of Criticism is a landmark work of literary theory by Northrop Frye that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for analyzing and classifying literature.
• B. Practical Criticism
  Practical Criticism is a foundational work of literary theory by I. A. Richards that helped establish close reading and text-centered analysis as core methods in modern criticism.
• C. The World, the Text, and the Critic
  The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
• D. The Nature and Aim of Fiction
  The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
• E. The Poetic Principle
  The Poetic Principle is an influential critical essay by Edgar Allan Poe in which he articulates his theory of poetry as an art devoted to beauty and emotional effect rather than moral or didactic purpose.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Intentional Fallacy
Target entity description: The Intentional Fallacy is a foundational essay in literary theory that argues a work’s meaning should be derived from the text itself rather than the author’s intended meaning.

• A. Anatomy of Criticism
  Anatomy of Criticism is a landmark work of literary theory by Northrop Frye that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for analyzing and classifying literature.
• B. Practical Criticism
  Practical Criticism is a foundational work of literary theory by I. A. Richards that helped establish close reading and text-centered analysis as core methods in modern criticism.
• C. The World, the Text, and the Critic
  The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
• D. The Nature and Aim of Fiction
  The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
• E. The Poetic Principle
  The Poetic Principle is an influential critical essay by Edgar Allan Poe in which he articulates his theory of poetry as an art devoted to beauty and emotional effect rather than moral or didactic purpose.
• F. None of above. chosen