ROLAND BARTHESS THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR

PRoland Barthess 1967 essay The 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 texts possible meanings. The essay has become one of the most cited works in literary criticism and is a key text for any reader approaching reader response theory.PWays in to the textnbsp: /PPWho was Roland Barthes?nbsp: /PPWhat does The Death of the Author/ say?nbsp: /PPWhy does The Death of the Author/ matter?nbsp: /PPBSection 1: Influences/Bnbsp: /PPModule 1: The Author and the Historical Contextnbsp: /PPModule 2: Academic Contextnbsp: /PPModule 3: The Problemnbsp: /PPModule 4: The Authors Contributionnbsp: /PPBSection 2: Ideas/Bnbsp: /PPModule 5: Main Ideasnbsp: /PPModule 6: Secondary Ideas nbsp:/PPModule 7: Achievementnbsp: /PPModule 8: Place in the Authors Work nbsp:/PPBSection 3: Impact/Bnbsp: /PPModule 9: The First Responsesnbsp: /PPModule 10: The Evolving Debatenbsp: /PPModule 11: Impact and Influence Todaynbsp: /PPModule 12B:/B Where Next?nbsp: /PPGlossary of Terms nbsp:/PPPeople Mentioned in the Textnbsp: /PPWorks CitedBPLaura Seymour /Bhas a BA in English Literature an M.Phil in Renaissance Literature and a PhD in Shakespeare Studies. She has published various book chapters on cognition and early modern literature. She is not affiliated with any institution.