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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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Brown, George Mackay
Buchan, John
Duffy, Carol Ann
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Galloway, Janice
Gibbon, Lewis Grassic
Gunn, Neil
Herdman, John
Hird, Laura
Hogg, James
Kelman, James
Kennedy, A. L.
Leonard, Tom
Lipton, Douglas
Lochhead, Liz
MacCaig, Norman
MacDiarmid, Hugh
Mackay, Shena
MacLaverty, Bernard
MacLean, Sorley
McLean, Duncan
Morgan, Edwin
Pow, Tom
Rankin, Ian
Smith, Ian Crichton
Soutar, William
Torrington, Jeff
Trocchi, Alexander
Warner, Alan
Banks, Iain@
Barrie, James M.@
Boswell, James@
Burns, Robert@
Doyle, Arthur Conan@
Fraser, George MacDonald@
Hume, David@
May, Peter@
McGonagall, William@
Mitchison, Naomi@
Muir, Edwin@
Pilcher, Rosamunde@
Scott, Walter@
Smith, Adam@
Smollett, Tobias@
Spark, Muriel@
Stevenson, Robert Louis@
Welsh, Irvine@
websites and social sites help build the platform too...I'm friends with many authors on Facebook and it works for them #writechat
dianacacy (dianacacy) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:10:26 -0000
websites and social sites help build the platform too...I'm friends with many authors on Facebook and it works for them #writechat
realised today I've not got all of the Foundation series... there were some written by authors other than Asimov - anyone read those ones?
jedi58 (David G. Paul) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:09:45 -0000
realised today I've not got all of the Foundation series... there were some written by authors other than Asimov - anyone read those ones?
36 new references collected, authors to analyze chosen, hate Endnote with a burning passion.
ragnelldotorg (watersword) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:08:57 -0000
36 new references collected, authors to analyze chosen, hate Endnote with a burning passion.
@sokorra That bugs me. The other pet peeve is the authors who beg for reviews at both the top and bottom of every chapter,
SarahMiller42 (Sarah E. Y. Miller) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:07:20 -0000
@sokorra That bugs me. The other pet peeve is the authors who beg for reviews at both the top and bottom of every chapter,
"Latest Kindle exclusive: Atlantic-chosen short storiesâand the authors canât even republish âem in other formats" http://bit.ly/77RLBR
transform_media (TransformativeMedia) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:06:33 -0000
"Latest Kindle exclusive: Atlantic-chosen short stories—and the authors can’t even republish ‘em in other formats" http://bit.ly/77RLBR
I wish more publications would use the B+A model of "reputation" for authors and commentators. Tired of aggregated posts, without real facts
eduardoortiz (Eduardo F. Ortiz) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:05:56 -0000
I wish more publications would use the B+A model of "reputation" for authors and commentators. Tired of aggregated posts, without real facts
A Change of Face - Text of the story by Agnes Owens, from The Literary Review.
Dalry Burns Club - The origin and history of the oldest continuous Burns Club in the world. Resources include a full Supper programme.
Dunnett, Dorothy - A celebration of the life of the historical fiction writer. Includes descriptions and photos of sites related to her books and questions/answers from Dorothy herself.
Meta Description: [ Dorothy Dunnett 1923-2001, author of the two historical fiction series, The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo, portrait painter and sculptress, and a tireless worker for Scotland with her husband Sir Alastair Dunnett. ]
Jackson, A. B. - Poems, notes and biographical information about the Scottish poet.
Meta Description: [ The personal web site of poet A.B. Jackson ]
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Jonathan Meres - Author of books for teenagers and pre-school children.
Knight, Alanna - Information and biographical material about the author of gothic and historical novels and crime fiction.
Meta Description: [ All the information about author Alanna Knight and her Scottish detective books: the Inspector Faro series, the Rose McQuinn series, and the Tam Eildor series. Biographical and contact details. ]
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Lorn Macintyre - Official site of the scriptwriter and novelist from Argyll.
Love, Rowena M - Freelance writer and poet (in English and Scots). Examples of her work and information about her current projects.
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McCluskey, Mick - Dundonian author and filmmaker. Links to some of his writing portfolio, with news of new works.
Sandy Fleming - A collection of individual pieces by the Scottish writer.
Scotched - Interview with James Kelman, Irvine Welsh and Duncan McLean. From the Boston Phoenix.
Scott, Andrew Murray - Author of novels, literary criticism and historical works. Biography.
Meta Description: [ Andrew Murray Scott, Dundee Writer of novels, short fiction, non-fiction books, features and reviews ]
Watson, Claire-Marie - Author's personal website includes book review and summary of I am Grissel Jaffray, author's biography, and upcoming publication and appearance dates.
Meta Description: [ Book Prize Winner - The Curewife, A Scottish tale of witchcraft, war and legend.-As soon as I read it I knew it was the winner- said Judge ]
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