Authors Intentions
Tue, 7 Apr 2009, 07:13 pmPaul Treasure39 posts in thread
Authors Intentions
Tue, 7 Apr 2009, 07:13 pmOkay, this is a serious question for me...
A number of different posts recently have gotten quite seriously into Dramatic Theory, and one thing that keeps popping up is "The Author's Intention".
Now, when I was younger I had Roland Barthes' theory of "The Death of the Author" drummed into me.
To try and put it simply - The meaning of any work of art or literature is the meaning that the reader/watcher gets from it, and any interpretation is valid as long as the text bears it out, and what the author originally intended is largely irrelevant...
(My apologies if I put it clumsily, it WAS YEARS ago)
But this was a literary/philosophical theory, not a purely dramatic one.
My question is:
Has Roland Barthes been thrown out and someone forgot to forward me the memo?
or,
As his theory is a general literary theory not a specific dramatic one, has it just not filtered through to the performing arts?
Can't say I'm losing sleep over it or anything, but it has piqued my interest :-)
That sucks!
Mon, 13 Apr 2009, 04:54 pmBeing asked to be more explicit in itself sucks!
The first version is far more satisfying than the second.
It strikes me that whoever is making the suggestions is forgetting abouut the importance of non-verbal communication.
Well, maybe it wasn't that bad, but it makes Mike sound like he is in a counselling session and has had some new age advice . . .
Counsellor: "And how does that make you feel?"
Mike: "You suck, and this makes me feel depressed."
Counsellor: "Do yo want to talk about it?"
Mike "Sod off!"
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