In literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intent refers to an author's intent as it is encoded in his or her work.
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“The intent escalator lifts a serenade
Stilly
Of shoes, umbrellas, each eye attending its shoe, then
Bolting outright somewhere above where streets
Burst suddenly in rain. . . .”
—Hart Crane (1899–1932)