Roland Barthes: The Death of the Author

Abstract: (10 pp) French theorist and social critic, Roland Barthes (1915 - 1980) took his information from the areas of sociology, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and linguistics. He believed that language is more than just words or texts, but rather a system of signs, which reflect the society and its given place in time. This study of "signs" is labeled semiology. What Barthes means by "The Death of the Author" is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Catagory: General

Subcatagory: Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

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