Foucault and Barthes argue in favour of the downfall of the authority of a writer. Barthes outlines this when he writes: “To give a text an Author is to impose a limit on that text” . Whilst Foucault agrees with this statement, he tries more carefully to explain the irrelevance of an author, being wary of Barthes attempt to create a universal truth about the non-existence of the author, which Foucault recognises as a historical institution and one which cannot be swayed as easily as The Death of the Author suggests.
The essays of Barthes and Foucault remain prominent examples of post-structuralist theory.
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Concluding the Position of Foucault and Barthes
Foucault and Barthes argue in favour of the downfall of the authority of a writer. Barthes outlines this when he writes: “To give a text an Author is to impose a limit on that text” . Whilst Foucault agrees with this statement, he tries more carefully to explain the irrelevance of an author, being wary of Barthes attempt to create a universal truth about the non-existence of the author, which Foucault recognises as a historical institution and one which cannot be swayed as easily as The Death of the Author suggests.
The essays of Barthes and Foucault remain prominent examples of post-structuralist theory.
Read more at Suite101: Author Theory --The Work of Barthes and Foucault: What is the Position and Importance of the Author in Literature? | Suite101.com http://chris-woolfrey.suite101.com/author-theory-the-work-of-barthes-and-foucault-a82687#ixzz1sCfgmzvN
The essays of Barthes and Foucault remain prominent examples of post-structuralist theory.
Read more at Suite101: Author Theory --The Work of Barthes and Foucault: What is the Position and Importance of the Author in Literature? | Suite101.com http://chris-woolfrey.suite101.com/author-theory-the-work-of-barthes-and-foucault-a82687#ixzz1sCfgmzvN
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