Author-centred theory: biographical and intentional readings

What this note covers

1. Positioning meaning in the author
2. The biographical method: reading life through text
3. Intentionalism and the intentional fallacy
4. Barthes, Foucault, and the 'death of the author'
5. Cultural-historical criticism: context as meaning-making
6. The continued currency of author-centred approaches
7. Applying author-centred theory in QCAA assessment

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