"the author is dead" is a metaphor hon, a statement that the authority of the author to set the definitive meaning of the text (s)he produced is no longer valid in the context that each reader brings in their own meanings & translations to the written work.
I understood that. BTW, I appreciate your total lack of confidence in my ability to comprehend such a complicated concept. How is it that you can make me giggle even, when I'm quite sure, you had no intention of making me giggle.
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on 2006-11-29 08:43 pm (UTC)Not a literal death.
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on 2006-11-29 09:27 pm (UTC)Here, I'll just cut to the chase... You okay?
Tomorrow, oui ou non?
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