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Roland Barthes Quotes: Whereas the work is understood to be traceable to a source (through a process of derivation or
         

Whereas the work is understood to be traceable to a source (through a process of derivation or "filiation"), the Text is without a source - the "author" a mere "guest" at the reading of the Text.


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