All right. So with this said, it's probably time to say something in defense of the author.

好了，这么说来，差不多是时候,为作者的权威辩护了。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

He says, "They aren't authors. They're founders of discursivity," and then he grants that it's kind of difficult to distinguish between a founder of discursivity and an author who has had an important influence. Right?

他说：“他们不是作者，他们是散漫性的创始人“,然后他认为很难区分,究竟散漫性的创始人和作者,哪个的影响更重要，对吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选