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Tea_4_thee t1_iyaxek4 wrote

I strongly disagree with this take, authorial intent is not the end all be all. All art forms are subjective, and can have multiple interpretations.

I could go on and on but I think the essay ‘The Death of the Author’ by Roland Barthes explains it far better than I ever could.

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Separate-Grocery-815 t1_iyaxyhq wrote

Even for people who strongly agree with Barthes, it’s worthwhile to learn how to dissect a book and discern authorial intent, if only to differentiate between authorial intent and individual interpretation.

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