Cetra wrote:dalome wrote:
Let's Take HP like an exemple.
Let's say the author said hermmione was, during some times, in love with Harry.
Since It is not proven In the manga, I can decide to Take the author' s word as truth, or keep believing Hermione was always in love with Ron.
Nothing wrong here.
Yes, everything is wrong about that. Also Harry Potter is not a manga but that was a mistake of yours so let's leave that aside, you meant the book anyway.
If Joanne K. Rowlling decides a truth then this is what is true because she legally and intellectually owns Harry Potter. If you create a story, it is published and someone else says he does not believe what you say afterwards it also does not matter what they say because as long as you have the rights you have the right to decide. J. K. Rowling never implied in the books that Prof. Dumbledore is gay but implied it, or that he at least had gay feelings, afterwards so he is gay/had gay feelings. She decides. Not you and not me. If you want to decide about official truth than ask if you can buy the rights of a brand.
Postby FoolsGil » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:49 pm
Death of the Author: a concept from literary criticism which holds that an author's intentions and biographical facts should hold no weight when coming to an interpretation of their writing; that is, that a writer's interpretation of his own work is no more valid than the interpretations of any of the readers.
"As a passionate believer in the democracy of reading, I don’t think it’s the task of the author of a book to tell the reader what it means. The meaning of a story emerges in the meeting between the words on the page and the thoughts in the reader’s mind. So when people ask me what I meant by this story, or what was the message I was trying to convey in that one, I have to explain that I’m not going to explain. Anyway, I’m not in the message business; I’m in the Once upon a time business." -Philip Pullman
Once an author has finished their work, it is no longer theirs, but belongs to its audience. That's what makes it art and not history. You'll find when asked for extra information about a work of theirs, most authors will phrase things like "I think that" or "I might have written it this way if" etc. Toriyama's interviews are translated, so getting his tone isn't something I can do since I don't speak Japanese, but I highly doubt the man truly cares if you accept whether or not his retcons are the "true" canon. Reading is a democracy, not a dictatorship.
http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtop ... 0&start=60
I think You know this thread.
