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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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Bibliofiles - Bibliographical information on the editions, Impressions, and variants of selected Canadian authors.
Meta Description: [ Bibliofiles, a service of Loyal Colonies Press, presents detailed bibliographical information on the editions, Impressions, and variants of selected Canadian literature authors, including H. A. Cody, Ralph Connor, Norman Duncan, W.A. Fraser, Basil King, William Kirby, Frank Packard, Gilbert Parke... ]
Canadian eAuthors - Organization created to promote Canadian authors who have published electronically. Eligibility requirements, profiles, ereader reviews, and pictures from across the country.
Canadian Writers - Articles and author profiles from Athabasca University.
Meta Description: [ Canadian Writers web pages contain biographical information, essays, and links for literary discussions. ]
Canadian Writers - The profile of each selected author includes an essay exploring his or her cultural context, a manuscript gallery, and resources. From Library and Archives Canada.
Meta Description: [ Exhibition focusing on the work and career of Canadian writers Marie-Claire Blais, Roger Lemelin, Carol Shields, Michel Tremblay, Elizabeth Smart, and Jane Urquhart. Included are materials from the Literary Manuscripts Collection, which features the manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, journ... ]
Canadian Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Resource - This resource includes biographical and bibliographical information about contemporary Canadian writers.
The Quintessential Writers Group of the Sunshine Coast - Profiles and book information on Betty Keller, Gwendolyn Southin, Maureen Foss, Rosella Leslie, and Eileen Williston.
Meta Description: [ Five Canadian Writers, Betty Keller, Gwendolyn Southin, Maureen Foss, Rosella Leslie, Eileen Williston. About them and their books ]
The Writer's Café - Weblogs and audio interviews with Canadian writers and links to Canadian publishers.
The Writers' Union of Canada Membership Pages - An alphabetical list of members of The Writers' Union of Canada.
WIER Author Biographies - Information on Canadian authors from the Writers in Electronic Residence site.
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