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AFFECTIVE FALLACY [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Literature
DEF

A term used in twentieth-century literary criticism to suggest that it is an error to judge a work of art on the basis of its results, especially its emotional effect.

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media (source code: MODIN) is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Littérature
CONT

Dans la tradition critique qui en découle, l'erreur ou l'illusion affective [...] consiste à juger, à définir une œuvre d'art par l'émotion qu'elle suscite.

Spanish

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