JOURNAL ARTICLE

(Never) Reveal Yourself: Killing the Author (Again) in the Age of Personal Poetics.

  • Published In: Counterfutures: Left Thought & Practice in Aotearoa, 2025, n. 17. P. 72 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: EDMEADES, LYNLEY 3 of 3

Abstract

The article examines the relevance of Roland Barthes' theory of the "death of the author" in the context of contemporary poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly through the work of poet Jackson McCarthy. It argues that McCarthy's poetry shifts focus from the author's personal identity and branding to the text itself, suggesting a potential turning point in literature that favors the reader's experience. The author reflects on how McCarthy's work embodies a poetics that resists confessionalism and the commodification of the self, ultimately advocating for a return to the text as the primary source of meaning. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Counterfutures: Left Thought & Practice in Aotearoa. 2025/01, Issue 17, p72
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:2463-5340
  • Accession Number:191882935
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