The Death of the Author

Roland Barthes
1. Post-estructuralism
Who is the author
1. ?
  1. the LANGUAGE itself
    1. Examples of transition from author to language
      1. Mallarmé
      2. Valéry
      3. Proust
      4. 'surrealism'
        automatic writing
        collective writing
CLASSIC WRITER
1. Author preexisting the text
2. writing as a representation
3. Writer = Author
4. focused on the FORM
5. Expression
Classic WRITING: the 'narrative'
1. Neutral space
2. Destruction
3. Identity loss
4. No origin
5. FOCUSED ON ONE PLACE: THE ORIGIN
  1. THE WRITER
6. Classic criticism
WHAT IS AN 'AUTHOR'?
1. product of modern society
2. positivism+capitalism
  1. genius
    1. artwork=author
THE post-MODERN WRITER
1. Author & work_same 'TIME'
2. writing as a performative form
3. death of the Author
4. INSCRIPTION
  1. the only origin is the questioning of all origins
5. the writer as a non original 'maker'
  1. but an 'imitation game player'
POST-MODERN WRITING
1. multiple dimensions space
2. text is no more able to be deciphered
3. NOT "SUITABLE" FOR THE CLASSIC CRITICISM
  1. the end of the criticism
4. TOTAL EXISTENCE OF WRITING: MULTIPLICITY of meanings, dialogues etc
  1. FOCUSED ON ONE PLACE: THE DESTINATION
    1. THE READER
  2. constant production of senses

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