Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Ways in to the Text; Who Was Roland Barthes?; What Does "The Death of the Author" Say?; Why Does "The Death of the Author" Matter?; Section 1: Influences; Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context; Module 2: Academic Context; Module 3: The Problem; Module 4: The Author's Contribution; Section 2: Ideas; Module 5: Main Ideas; Module 6: Secondary Ideas; Module 7: Achievement; Module 8: Place in the Author's Work; Section 3: Impact; Module 9: The First Responses; Module 10: The Evolving Debate; Module 11: Impact and Influence Today
Module 12: Where Next?Glossary of Terms; People Mentioned in the Text; Works Cited
