Answer:
An authors bias for or against something" is the correct definition of slant in a literary sense, but of course "slant" can also refer to an angled or inclined surface.
Explanation:
"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.