john williams says:
>If you want to read an elegant refutation
of
>Barthes/Derrida/deconstructionism and the 'death of
the author' you might
>check out Sean Burke's The Death and Return of the
Author (University of
>Edinburgh). And also, oddly enough, this same Sean
Burke has a fine slice
of
>Brit noir coming out this summer from Serpent's Tail.
Called Deadwater it's
>one to look out for, for all those still mourning the
passing of Derek
>Raymond.
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thanks, john. university of edinburgh, eh? maybe he's buddies
with rebus. i'll be honest. barthe's essay was pretty short,
and the general gist is right there up front, but i had to
read it twice before i even came close to understanding his
reasoning. its easy for me to see the step that once the
words are written, they become a separate entity, with a life
independent of the author, but his specific arguments had
some fairly difficult and academic text. i got the distinct
impression that at times he was using an overly complex
vocabulary to describe ideas that could have been explained
in much simpler words. the essay seemed not entirely serious,
but instead part word game.
bottom line is that i'm not sure i could handle an elegant
refutation, but i will watch out for sean burke's _dead-
water_. thanks for the heads up, john.
miker
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