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Full Idea
The intentional fallacy is a romantic one.
Clarification
The fallacy is the belief that the author's intentions are crucial
Gist of Idea
The intentional fallacy is a romantic one
Source
W Wimsatt/W Beardsley (The Intentional Fallacy [1946], §II)
Book Ref
'Philosophy Looks at the Arts', ed/tr. Margolis,Joseph [Charles Scribner 1962], p.94
A Reaction
Wrong. Even with those most famous of anonymous artists, the architects and carvers of medieval cathedrals, without some discernment of the purpose you won't get it. The Taj Mahal is a love letter, not a potential ice cream parlour.