aporia (en)

(noun) an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect / (noun) a logical impasse or contradiction / (noun) a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable

authorial intention (en)

in literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intent refers to an author's intent as it is encoded in their work; held to be irrelevant in the New Criticism school

brio (en)

(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

dialogic (en)

pertaining to a dialogue; used by the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin in his work of literary theory, The Dialogic Imagination

dialogic (en)

pertaining to a dialogue; used by the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin in his work of literary theory, The Dialogic Imagination

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

Menippean satire (en)

a form of satire, usually in prose, which has a length and structure similar to a novel and is characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals or entities

monologic (en)

of, relating to, or characteristic of a monologue

pace (en)

(preposition) with due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction (e.g., "narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead")

Rortian relativism (en)

pertaining to the relativism allegedly espoused by American philosopher Richard Rorty, though he himself denies it