Description
Product ID: | 9780415281645 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The New Critical Idiom |
Title: | The Author |
Authors: | Author: Andrew Bennett |
Page Count: | 160 |
Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This volume investigates the changing definitions of the author, what it has meant historically to be an 'author', and the impact that this has had on literary culture. This volume investigates the changing definitions of the author, what it has meant historically to be an ''author'', and the impact that this has had on literary culture. Andrew Bennett presents a clearly-structured discussion of the various theoretical debates surrounding authorship, exploring such concepts as authority, ownership, originality, and the ''death'' of the author. Accessible, yet stimulating, this study offers the ideal introduction to a core notion in critical theory. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2004-12-15 |