Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Barthes Theory
Barthes who was a French literary theorist said there are five codes that can describe the meaning of a text along with Todorov, Propp and Levi-Stauss.
He is also known for saying that texts can be 'open' which means that they can be interpreted in different ways, or that they can be 'closed' which suggests that the text has one dominant interpretation.
The five different codes are as follows:
The Hermeneutic Code: This code refers to the ambiguity/mystery of the text. The purpose of the text is to make the reader wonder what is going to happen next.
Hermeneutic code example's video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ34W7Vy-ds
The Proairetic Code: This code builds tension by referring to incidents in the text which indicate something might happen. Hermeneutic code and Proairetic code are "dependent on" one another.
The Semantic Code: This code refers to the connotations contained within a text which gives additional meaning to the text. Connotations are the meanings behind things, some things don't just have one meaning.
The Symbolic Code: Similar to the Semantic Code but it organises semantic meanings into a wider framework of meaning. This is done by creating new meanings, tension and drama out of opposing ideas.
The Referential Code: This code refers to anything within the text which utilises wider and external framework of knowledge grounded in "truth". Such as scientific and historical knowledge. So if you see a character on the top of a building you assume it would be dangerous for him to fall off because you know gravity exists.
Information from: http://www.slideshare.net/arfa4739/narrative-15456040
He is also known for saying that texts can be 'open' which means that they can be interpreted in different ways, or that they can be 'closed' which suggests that the text has one dominant interpretation.
The five different codes are as follows:
The Hermeneutic Code: This code refers to the ambiguity/mystery of the text. The purpose of the text is to make the reader wonder what is going to happen next.
Hermeneutic code example's video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ34W7Vy-ds
The Proairetic Code: This code builds tension by referring to incidents in the text which indicate something might happen. Hermeneutic code and Proairetic code are "dependent on" one another.
The Semantic Code: This code refers to the connotations contained within a text which gives additional meaning to the text. Connotations are the meanings behind things, some things don't just have one meaning.
The Symbolic Code: Similar to the Semantic Code but it organises semantic meanings into a wider framework of meaning. This is done by creating new meanings, tension and drama out of opposing ideas.
The Referential Code: This code refers to anything within the text which utilises wider and external framework of knowledge grounded in "truth". Such as scientific and historical knowledge. So if you see a character on the top of a building you assume it would be dangerous for him to fall off because you know gravity exists.
Information from: http://www.slideshare.net/arfa4739/narrative-15456040
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