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Decontextualized Barthes Quote

by Jim Benz

a x 4
all x 2
and x 2
are x 1
as x 1
be x 1
but x 2
by x 1
drawn x 1
field x 1
from x 1
he x 1
holds x 1
in x 3
is x 9
its x 2
lies x 1
lost x 1
made x 1
make x 1
not x 2
of x 4
on x 1
one x 1
place x 2
said x 1
space x 1
text x 2
text's x 1
that x 3
the x 9
them x 1
there x 1
this x 2
thus x 1
up x 1
was x 1
where x 1
which x 2
who x 1
yet x 1

any x 2
author x 1
being x 1
cannot x 1
cultures x 1
focused x 1
inscribed x 1
into x 1
longer x 1
many x 1
reader x 3
revealed x 1
simply x 1
single x 1
someone x 1
total x 1
traces x 1
without x 2
written x 1
writing x 2
writings x 1

dialogue x 1
entering x 1
existence x 1
history x 1
hitherto x 1
multiple x 1
mutual x 1
origin x 1
parody x 1
personal x 1
quotations x 1
relations x 1
together x 1
unity x 1

biography x 1
constituted x 1
contestation x 1
destination x 2
psychology x 1

multiplicity x 1

--Roland Barthes, "La Mort de l'auteur"


01/31/2010

Author's Note: soon to be published at Cricket Online Review

Posted on 01/31/2010
Copyright © 2024 Jim Benz

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Therese Elaine on 01/31/10 at 05:28 PM

Jim, my brain exploded. Now that I've cleaned up the remains of the grey matter and thoroughly braced myself with coffee and a cigarette...I love this. The words seem so delicately woven together when you look at it closely but as an overall picture it conveys a sense of strength and purpose and vague strains of a class I took on the origins of humans...really fantastic!

Posted by Laura Doom on 01/31/10 at 07:25 PM

What! Zukofsky exorcised?! Hmm -- a lateral shift, maybe :> I was sure I saw 'objectivism' in there somewhere...
An efficient and effective piece of deconstruction; I can clearly see the intent of the writer here.
[Sorry Ron
a x 1
of x 1
the x 1

tongue x 1

slip x 1
]

Posted by Laura Doom on 01/31/10 at 07:34 PM

...is that how to emphasize the irrelevance of the author?
Lara Dumb -- name-cruncher extraordinaire

Posted by Paul Lastovica on 02/28/10 at 05:10 PM

taking inventory eh? a place for every word, and a word for every place.

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