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author function: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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authorfunction1 CONSTRUCTAuthor functionFOUCAULT · LITERARY THEORY

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Literary theory

the way an author's name works in discourse to classify, group and limit texts, rather than simply naming a real person.

In literary theory, author function refers to the way an author's name works in discourse to classify, group and limit texts, rather than simply naming a real person. This meaning comes from Foucault (1977) in Language, counter-memory, practice.[1]

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death of the author1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone constructdiscourse6 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsfunction5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs

References

  1. Foucault, M. (1977). Language, counter-memory, practice. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801492044

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