ABSTRACT
Chapter II “Literary and Cultural Hermeneutics” applies the general principles of philosophical hermeneutics to develop principles for literary interpretations. Heidegger’s ideas on language and existentials ( Existentialien ) will be addressed as they render understanding ontological function in a fabric of relationship ( Bewandnisganzheit ). Gadamer’s concepts of preunderstanding and the historicality of interpretation are also central to this research. On this basis, it elucidates the philosophical, the historical, and the cultural dimension, as well as a fusion of horizons in literary interpretation.
