Author is a popular word now. It plays an important role in promotion. You need to be in demand, fashionable, in trend. But let us pause and clarify its meaning.
Meaning
The world is filled with authorship, which is why it is worth understanding the essence of the concept. Who is the author? Who can be called that? We turn, of course, first of all to the explanatory dictionary. Books rarely fail, and our eternal companion in language wanderings is a reliable partner in such a difficult task. So, the lexical meaning of the word author is: "the creator of some work."
It would seem a clear definition. The only trouble is that the word “work” is firmly and firmly connected in the mind with fiction. For example, the author of the novel “Fathers and Sons”. But, as the modern world tells us, the author is not only literature, the sphere of creativity, this is almost everything that is done by man: from the mess in the room to the brilliant artistic creations.
For example, if a mother went into her sons room, and they again have a mess there, she might ask sternly: "Well, who is the author of all this disgrace?" The culinary dish also has a creator.
True, there is one "but." When, for example, a person clutches at a battery in the hope of finding a little hot water in it, he cannot be considered the author of this movement, because when the summer is cold, desperate attempts to get at least a little heat are common to many people. Unless a person has patented some special grasp of his name. But it's hard to believe.
Blame options
An author is a creator, creator. This means that we need some characteristics that would distinguish it from its opposite, an impostor or a copycat. We introduce the authorship parameters that are characteristic for each work, product, project:
- Originality.
- The emergence of what was not in reality before the act of creation.
Of course, probably, there may be more parameters, but these are enough for our purposes. And here it is necessary to explain the points. Originality here means something that only a specific person can create. Take, for example, an article on authorship. There are probably millions of them, but only this one, written by a specific creator, retains the imprint of his personality. Yes, she has sources, a basis, but the product itself is original, because it is not a copy of something or even a retelling. Before the reader is a full author’s creation. Moreover, it does not necessarily claim to be new. The latter concept is a complex category in both literature and journalism.
The second point is also being implemented. Before the creator started to work, it was not such an article in reality, and after he finished, it would become part of reality. Moreover, it doesn’t matter who gets acquainted with the creation, maybe no one, but it doesn’t matter.
Synonyms
After we understand the essence of authorship, we can also pick up analogues to this word, that is, definitions that could replace the object of study. So here is the list:
If you do not fall into tautology and redundancy (for example, list in synonyms all professions that are more or less connected with creativity), then there will be only two replacements, unfortunately.
But if you look from the other side, it should be so, because even the smallest and most insignificant author is a flash of originality, of course, graphomaniacs and imitators do not count.
The craving for authorship and the absorbing power of anonymity
In our era, when everyone has a computer, anyone can feel like a creator. A man wrote an opinion about a film, a book somewhere on the forum, everything - he is the author! Now no one can dispute this.
Previously, when printed text was not an integral part of everyday life, but an almost sacred phenomenon, life flowed differently. And now, even if the "writers" do not want to publish evil publishers, he can start his page anywhere and constantly sculpt the texts. Many want, and many write, and the meaning of the word "author" is worn out, turns into an insignificant factor, the main thing is the text itself, and who its creator is is not so important.
The creative impulse given to the masses loses its acuteness and the main characteristic - piece, uniqueness. And if, after 20 or 30 years, cars take the place of popular authors of female novels and detective stories, no one will be surprised, on the contrary, they will be surprised at another - George Orwell's insight.