A critic's preferences. On some assumptions from Leo Spitzer's method.

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1769.mag.2025.236288

Keywords:

Leo Spitzer, Literary theory, Romanistics

Abstract

This text seeks to raise some questions regarding Leo Spitzer's method. The work begins by investigating the emphasis that the critic gives to the personal preferences of the reader who sets out to analyze a text. It then seeks to articulate this importance with the Romanist's peculiar way of understanding the artistic unity of the literary work, and finally, it asks whether this way is related to an approach specific to the Romanist tradition.

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Author Biography

  • Joao Candido Cartocci Maia, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

    É mestrando no Departamento de Filosofia da FFLCH-USP, com bolsa da FAPESP. 

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Published

2025-11-08

How to Cite

Maia, J. C. C. (2025). A critic’s preferences. On some assumptions from Leo Spitzer’s method. Magma, 1(21), 242-249. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1769.mag.2025.236288