Roland Barthes' The Death Of The Author

Roland Barthes's 1967 essay, Death of the Author, argues against the traditional practice of incorporating the intentions and biographical context of an author into textual interpretation because of the resultant limitations imposed on a text. Hailing 'the birth of the reader, ' Barthes posits a new abstract notion of the reader as the conceptual space containing all the text's possible meanings. The essay has become one of the most cited works in literary criticism and is a keys text for any reader approaching reader response theory.

Author: Laura Seymour

Publisher: Macat Library

Publication Date: Jun 04, 2018

Number of Pages: 100 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1912453061

ISBN-13: 9781912453061