The concept of 'The Death of the Author,' which shifted the focus from authorial intent to the reader's interpretation, was famously articulated by which theorist?
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Correct answer: Roland Barthes
Barthes argued that a text is a 'tissue of quotations' and that its meaning is generated by the reader at the moment of consumption. This effectively decoupled the 'meaning' of a work from the biography or intentions of the person who wrote it.
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