Authorial Intent vs. Reader Response (WisCon 33 panel)

Authorial Intent vs. Reader Response

Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing Science Fiction • Sunday 4:00 - 5:15 PM • Capitol A

Umberto Eco said once that a novel was "a machine for generating interpretations...." Once a book has been released into the cruel world, does it matter what the author intended for people to get out of the book? If it does, does it matter more than what the readers see in the book?

M: Vito Excalibur, K. Tempest Bradford, Ellen Kushner, Debbie Notkin, Delia Sherman

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Wiscon: Authorial intent vs. reader response by takumashii