Which critic is famous for the 'Death of the Author' essay, arguing that the text is a 'tissue of quotations'?
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Correct answer: Roland Barthes
Barthes argued that the meaning of a text lies in its destination (the reader) and its internal structure, not in the life or 'intentions' of the person who wrote it. This marks a peak in structuralist and early post-structuralist thought.
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