Staffan Carlshamre & Anders Pettersson 
Types of Interpretation in the Aesthetic Disciplines [PDF ebook] 

Five Swedish scholars and theorists from different disciplines — literary studies, philosophy, and art history — discuss the multiplicity of principles of interpretation and provide a descriptive analysis of the concept of interpretation itself that clarifies the main features of the rationale underlying the interpretation of literature and the arts. Their discussion provides a much-needed bridge between analytical aesthetics and theoretical discussion within the individual aesthetic disciplines. The introduction and concluding remarks by the editors provide both a frame for discussion of the issues and a historical perspective on the debates about interpretation.