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An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like, whether short or long, fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, technical or literature. Within copyright law the term "author" is often used for the creator of any work, be it written, painted, sculptured, music, a photograph or a film.
Role in critical theory
One key issue in literary theory is the relationship between the meaning of a literary text and its author's conscious intent.
- The phrase "Death of the Author" was popularized by Roland Barthes in his 1968 essay with the same name. It is used to convey the idea that texts have meaning and an independent existence outside that intended by the author, depending on the context and reader. The death of the author is in self-conscious opposition to the New Criticism, a literary critical movement popular in England and America in the first half of the 20th century. According to this movement, the author's intent is assumed to be quite clear to the author and it becomes the critic's task to understand this intent.
- Michel Foucault's 1969 essay "What is an Author?" responds in part to Barthes and characterizes the author-function in four main ways. He claims that the author-function is linked to the juridical and institutional system of the discourse, that it is not the same for all discourses, that it is not spontaneous attribution, and that it might not refer to a real individual.
Some historical financial arrangements between authors and publishers
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Photo: Massive multi-authorship - but does it float http://tumblr.com/xbu4ly49q
_none00 (ben) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:40:42 -0000
Photo: Massive multi-authorship - but does it float http://tumblr.com/xbu4ly49q
Barack Obama: said something about the authorship of ideas being meaningless. I think he was paraphrasing.
knotDeven (Deven Pitcher) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:50:14 -0000
Barack Obama: said something about the authorship of ideas being meaningless. I think he was paraphrasing.
@giiork Shakespeare's Authorship :)
cindarette (Cindy Cruz) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:49:42 -0000
@giiork Shakespeare's Authorship :)
au·then·tic1. Having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied.
who_dakidserwin (Serwin Felonia) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:59:25 -0000
au·then·tic1. Having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied.
@hyfen Can't a guy make a bit.ly link to something without authorship being presupposed?
goldsbie (Jonathan Goldsbie) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:57:28 -0000
@hyfen Can't a guy make a bit.ly link to something without authorship being presupposed?
Science points to Ayers authorship of Obama's 'Dreams' http://bit.ly/8Oat73 How far fetched is this?
shawarmamayor (Shawarma Mayor) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:31:36 -0000
Science points to Ayers authorship of Obama's 'Dreams' http://bit.ly/8Oat73 How far fetched is this?
Beginner's Guide to the Shakespeare Authorship Problem - General information on the authorship debate, and background on its various theories.
Collaboration, Authorship, and Sexualities in Renaissance Drama - Review of Jeffrey Masten's Textual Intercourse, on collaboration in renaissance drama.
Is Shakespeare Dead? - Mark Twain's article explaining that while he isn't sure who Shakespeare was, he is quite sure who he wasn't.
Looking for Shakespeare - Articles from two authors on opposing sides of the debate about the true identity of the author of the works.
Poets of the Queen - Review of the Steven W. May book, The Elizabethan Courtier Poets: Their Poems and Their Contexts.
Proof That Shakespeare Did Not Write Shakespeare - Past and current claims about Shakespeare's authorship of the plays, and links to sites that argue for or against his authorship.
Querulous Notes - Thoughts, comments and speculations on Shakespearean authorship.
Querulous Notes (2004) - Discussion of The University of Tennessee College of Law, which makes it possible for lawyers to fulfill almost their full continuing legal education obligation by listening to talks about the authorship debate
Querulous Notes: New Shakespeare Records - From 2002-2003, background on new Shakespearean discoveries.
Rogues, Vagabonds, and Sturdy Beggars: The Beginner's Guide to the Shakespeare Authorship Mystery - Overview of the Shakespeare authorship mystery.
Meta Description: [ This site aims to provide a balanced overview of the Shakespeare Authorship Mystery for beginners to this intriguing Detective Story. ]
Ron Heisler - Shakespeare and the Ethos of the Rosicrucians - Two Worlds that Converged: Shakespeare and the Ethos of the Rosicrucians. More interesting connections between early English Rosicrucianism, Shakespeare, and various Elizabethans in London.
Shakespeare Authorship Forum - Bacon, DeVere, Marlowe; discussion forum.
Shakespeare Authorship Mystery: A Beginner's Guide - A brief introduction to the key points and background within the Shakespeare authorship mystery.
Meta Description: [ Shakespeare attracts attention from scholars and laypersons. Did Shakespeare write the plays attributed to him. This site revisits the shakespeare authorship mystery for beginners. ]
Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable - Aiming to offer an opportunity for the independent scholar to be heard by a critical but receptive audience.
Shakespeare Question - A brief overview of the Shakespeare authorship controversy, with selected links and bibliography.
Meta Description: [ A brief overview of the Shakespeare authorship controversy, with selected links and bibliography. ]
Shakespeare Resource Center: The Great Debate - Thumbnail sketches of various alternative candidates for the authorship role.
Meta Description: [ There are enough conspiracy theories out there regarding the works of Shakespeare (or attributed to Shakespeare, if you prefer) that entire careers have been built upon positing alternate candidates for the true authorship of the works. ]
Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography - Author's web site. Describes Diana Price's book Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography - New evidence of an Authorship Problem and her lecture series.
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Was Shakespeare Italian? - Amanda Mabillard refutes Professor Martino Iuvara claim that Shakespeare was not English, but Italian.
Meta Description: [ A discussion of Shakespeare's nationality, from your Mining Co. Guide ]
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Who's Who of Shakepeare's World - Volker Multhopp's Who's Who of the major and minor players in the Shakespeare authorship drama, with birth-death dates and a brief sentence on each.
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William Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Authorship - General information on the authorship question.
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