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The Death of the Author
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What is the main argument of Barthes' essay?
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The meaning of a text is determined by the reader's interpretation.
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Barthes argues that the author's intention is irrelevant to the meaning of a text because the text is a complex and multifaceted object that can be interpreted in many different ways.