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Harris, Wendell V. was born on January 8, 1932 in Oklahoma City. Son of Mark Thomas and Rubie (Voelker) Harris.
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Over the last twenty years, the humanities and social sciences have become peculiarly preoccupied with the limitations of language--especially what language cannot do. Rather than ask whether communication is possible, this study explores how it occurs. Drawing on a variety of fields that have contributed to literary theory--including discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, and rhetorical theory--Harris defines the goal of interpretation as uncovering an author's intended meaning, and considers criticism in terms of the question "What does it mean that the author meant that meaning?" He examines the shared components of context that govern the interpretations of language-in-use presupposed by any critical analysis or evaluation, arguing that seven dimensions of mutually understood context, calculated by authors and relied upon by readers, make language understandable to all.
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Not a general dictionary of literary terms, the Dictionary of Concepts in Literary Criticism and Theory treats seventy fundamental and overarching concepts from allegory and allusion to tragedy and unity. By concepts is meant broad terms that designate modes of thought about, approaches to, or major classifications of literature that are of central importance to the history or present pursuit of literary criticism and commentary. Particular attention has been given to distinguishing the different senses in which a term has been used or is presently used, to noting major questions that have been debated in relation to the concept, and to documenting points of view and specific aspects with full references. Additional sources of information are appended in each case. Useful especially to students and faculty in literature and to literary critics, the concepts are lucidly presented in essays that can enlighten any reader interested in more than superficial definitions.
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Harris, Wendell V. was born on January 8, 1932 in Oklahoma City. Son of Mark Thomas and Rubie (Voelker) Harris.
Bachelor in Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1954. Master of Arts in English, University Oklahoma, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Wisconsin, 1961.
Instructor to professor of English, University Colorado, Boulder, 1961-1970; associate provost, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1970-1978; acting provost, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1978-1979; department head English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1979-1985; Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1985.
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First lieutenant United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Institute for the Arts and Humanities Studies.
Married Harriett Rutledge, August 24, 1954.