[ Athena falls in next to him, grinning. Yeah, she likes this guy. ]
I mean, technically Barthes was like, talking about the context in which art was created not being relevant to its analysis, and the 'death of the author' is the argument that only interpreting a work based on the biases and intentions of its creator limits its scope and the framework through which an audience can relate to it.
[ She lifts her shoulders in a long shrug. ] Which I kind of totally agree with, actually, particularly after J.K. Rowling showed what an absolute taint smear she is, but anyway, the point is I'm not death-of-the-author-ing you, exactly, I'm like... reinterpreting the original text. It's like a fairytale retelling, only with cosmic pimps.
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I mean, technically Barthes was like, talking about the context in which art was created not being relevant to its analysis, and the 'death of the author' is the argument that only interpreting a work based on the biases and intentions of its creator limits its scope and the framework through which an audience can relate to it.
[ She lifts her shoulders in a long shrug. ] Which I kind of totally agree with, actually, particularly after J.K. Rowling showed what an absolute taint smear she is, but anyway, the point is I'm not death-of-the-author-ing you, exactly, I'm like... reinterpreting the original text. It's like a fairytale retelling, only with cosmic pimps.