The Death of the Author

The theory of "the death of the author" is a literary theory that suggests that the meaning of a text is not determined by the author's intent, but rather by the reader's interpretation. This theory emphasizes the reader's role in creating meaning and suggests that the author's intentions are irrelevant to the text's interpretation. The idea is that the author is dead, meaning that the author's intentions, biography, and cultural context do not play a role in the text's interpretation. The text is an autonomous object that can be read and interpreted independently of the author.