Context of creation and context of reception in the close text

What this note covers

1. Identify which context a claim concerns
2. Use verified background to explain a specific choice
3. Distinguish declared intention from interpretive effect
4. Explain later reception without inventing an audience consensus
5. Test the influence of your own position
6. Integrate context into the close-text argument

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