According to Roland Barthes in his essay "The Death of the Author," what is his perspective on the relationship between a literary work and its creator?

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The author's personal background should always influence how we interpret a text.The text exists independently and is separate from the author's identity.One can derive meaning from a work by analyzing the author's political views.Literary works are fundamentally tied to the intentions of their authors.The meaning of a text is determined solely by the cultural context of its author.

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Barthes argues that a literary work should be viewed independently of its author, suggesting that the text's meaning does not rely on the author's identity or intentions.