"death of the author" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From French: La mort de l'auteur was a 1967 essay by the French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes (1915–1980). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} death of the author (uncountable)
  1. A technique of literary analysis that disregards authorial intent, focusing only on the text. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Translations (Translations): mort de l'autor [feminine] (Catalan), teoskeskeinen kirjallisuudentutkimus (Finnish), Tod des Autors [masculine] (German), moartea autorului [definite, feminine] (Romanian), muerte del autor [feminine] (Spanish)

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