Death of the Author: A Brief Semiotic Examination of the End of Authorship
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Essays & Letters, Essays
| Author: | Crispin Mayfair | ISBN: | 9781370850099 |
| Publisher: | Rainbow Crush | Publication: | October 2, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Crispin Mayfair |
| ISBN: | 9781370850099 |
| Publisher: | Rainbow Crush |
| Publication: | October 2, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Who is the final authority on the meaning of a literary text? Does the reader’s interpretation hold more value than the writer’s intent?
This 1,500-word essay exploring Roland Barthes’s paper “The Death of the Author” takes a semiotic approach to literary interpretation and touches on Surrealism, automatic writing, and psychoanalysis.
About the Author: Crispin Mayfair is a semiotician by training and an author by trade.
Who is the final authority on the meaning of a literary text? Does the reader’s interpretation hold more value than the writer’s intent?
This 1,500-word essay exploring Roland Barthes’s paper “The Death of the Author” takes a semiotic approach to literary interpretation and touches on Surrealism, automatic writing, and psychoanalysis.
About the Author: Crispin Mayfair is a semiotician by training and an author by trade.
