What is an author? - Foucault

I thought that Foucault brought up some very interesting points about authors. He points out that we have for some reason, elevated authors to some transcendent position and view them as more than just an individual writing some words. After thinking about this, I have to agree because many times, the legacy of a written work become associated with the author himself. Foucault brings up another very interesting point by talking about an author's "name." Would we view Shakespeare's sonnets in the same way if it were discovered they were not actually written by Shakespeare? Would Aristotle's theories have been revered as much were they not actually written by Aristotle himself? These questions that Foucault raises makes me think much more about what the "author function" really is.