A Quick Introduction to Literary Theory: Watch Animated Videos from the Open University
FollowJust what is an author? It might seem like a silly question, and an academic dissection of the term may seem like a needlessly pedantic exercise.
But the very variability of the concept means it isn’t a stable, fixed idea at all, but a shifting set of associations we have with notions about creativity, the social role of art, and that elusive quality known as “genius.