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Author Theory

Author Theory is a literary critical framework within German Literary Theory that identifies the author as the central interpretive principle for understanding a text, distinguishing it from reader- or text-centered theories by prioritizing authorial intention and biographical context in textual analysis.

83

Publications

7.7K

Citations

109

Authors

49

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

Variants

Autorentheorie

Parents

Publications

83

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Authors

109

  1. TE
    Terry Eagleton

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 4.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. PL
    Paisley Livingston

    Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. AW
    A.D. Wilson

    Government of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 67 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. HH
    Heather Hirschfeld

    2 publications · 67 citations

    2

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  5. ND
    Natalie Dehn

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 87 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

49

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    156 citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    356 citations

  3. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    75 citations

  4. City, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  5. Loyola Marymount University

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  6. RELX Group (United Kingdom)

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    198 citations

  7. RELX Group (Netherlands)

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    99 citations

  8. Marche Polytechnic University

    Ancona, Italy

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

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Venues

  1. The Modern Language Review

    4 publications · 925 citations

    4

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  2. Philosophy and literature

    3 publications · 59 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 137 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Scientometrics

    3 publications · 131 citations

    3

    h-index

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