... In his essay “The Death of the Author,” Barthes believes that ‘author’ does not really exist. ...
Although Barthes believes the author has nothing to do with the book after it is written, he also says that the author does exist in certain types of texts where an author needs to be present. Such examples of texts needing an author as in interviews, magazines, diaries and memoirs. The image of literature is centered around the author, his life and the way he exists in life. If a text goes wrong, people will still blame the ‘author’ (254). ... Mallarme’s poems work to surpress the author. Valery worked to deride the author. ... The author is constructed. ... Barthes states that it is the language that speaks, not the author. ...
Barthes states that by removing the author, the text changes. The author is born within a text.
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