Word: interpretions
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...Trial. "The right perception of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude one another." This slyly smiling sentence, inserted by Franz Kafka in the final pages of The Trial, holds a subtle point at the throat of any man so rash as to interpret the most eerie and profound of all the fables written by the apocalyptic insurance clerk of Prague. Is The Trial a psychotic nightmare, the case history of a persecution complex, an allegory on the theme of justice, a prophetic vision of the totalitarian state, an analysis...
...nights in Radcliffe dormitories. Currently, a Radcliffe commuter receives the same treatment as any visitor not in college. She may stay in the dorm only by arranging to have a resident act as hostess. The hostess is then obliged to pay several dollars for linens (a fee that some interpret as an ill-disguised nuisance charge). The hostess is also responsible for being that her guest obeys rules, and must even after any penalties her guest incurs...
...Churches of Christ may well be the most Biblebound of all American religious groups. "Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent," says Hollywood Minister Harris Goodwin. The churches accept only the authority of Scripture -but they leave each member free to interpret Scripture as he chooses. Their five "avenues of worship" are singing (but always a cappella: the Bible does not authorize instruments), praying, communion (taken every Sunday), preaching and giving...
After defending their own freedom of expression, the Soviet authors criticized American translations of Russian works. "Why can't translators just translate? Why do they have to write prefaces to interpret the work as a criticism of Russia?" asked Miss Lurye. "The only lucky thing, thank God, is that most people don't read prefaces," Rozov said...
Teddy Kennedy, in his maiden speech on the Senate floor, wishes all his colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Foreign diplomats interpret the 30-second speech as a plea from the Administration for good will in the Atlantic Alliance. De Gaulle interprets the speech as nonsense. A simultaneous translator interprets the speech into grammatical English...