Interpretation

The Winter (1563) by Arcimboldo

"In place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art" --Against Interpretation, Susan Sontag

The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing (c.1887) by Odilon Redon, a phrase from the Pensées (1669) by Blaise Pascal

Iconologia (1593) by Cesare Ripa was an emblem book highly influential on Baroque imagery

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Interpretation is the act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.

It may also refer to:

Philosophy

Interpretation (philosophy), the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
Interpretation (logic), an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language
De Interpretatione, a work by Aristotle
Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation theory
Exegesis, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text

Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
Interpretation of tongues, a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages
Semantics, the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols

Interpretatio graeca
Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
Oral interpretation, a dramatic art
Literary theory, methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera
Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed

Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally
Biblical interpretation, the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible
Interpretation of Schizophrenia, a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti
Psychoanalysis, interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings