Guardians...
Authors exert protectorship over their work. They are not just the authors of their own works, they have produced the possibilities and the rules for the formation of other texts. They create new definitions and frameworks for others to follow. As much as I would hate to admit it, even Barthes creates his own style and sets a new format for others to follow. But since he insists that authors are not important, he is not important. Ha! Barthes, up yours...