This assignment discusses Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge (2001) with precise
reference to Roland Barthes ideas expressed in his theoretical essay on The
Death of the Author (1967).
References to books like Copyright and the death of the Author in
literature and law (The Modern Law Review) (1994) written by Lionel Bentley is
reviewed for the authors insight on where Barthes theory spawned from. Roland Barthes essay will help to understand how The
death of the Author (1967) relates to Moulin Rouge. The essay on Intertexuality:
The Waste Land-Eliot (2011) written by
Bianca Knight will aid in recognising how clichés and the term mash up all
relate to each other and to Barthes theory.
The discussion begins by defining postmodernism, then how postmodernism
can be related to intertexuality; Followed by a brief definition of intertexuality
and its sub categories cliché and the term mash-up.
The essay then goes into Roland Barthes theory of The Death of the
Author(1967), its meaning, and how it can be connected to the movie Moulin
Rouge (2001).
Is this a better revision?
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This assignment discusses Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge (2001) with key reference to Roland Barthes' essay, The Death of the Author (1967).
ReplyDeleteAdditional sources include Lionel Bentley's Copyright and the death of the Author (1994), which.... and Bianca Knight's Intertexuality: The Waste Land-Eliot (2011), that discusses clichés and the term 'mash-up' in relation to Barthe's ideas.
The discussion begins by defining postmodernism, intertexuality, and their relation, and the associated subcategories of cliché and mash-up, before examining Barthes' essay and how it relates to Moulin Rouge!. In conclusion...
(The revision was much better, Lyn-Dae - but see how much plain-speaking and to the point you can make things...)