| A Barthes Reader Contributor(s): Barthes, Roland (Author), Sontag, Susan (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0374521441 ISBN-13: 9780374521448 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1983 Annotation: 'A Barthes Reader' gives one the image of Barthes as one of the great public teachers of our time, someone who thought out, argued for, and made available several steps in a penetrating reflection on language sign systems, texts- and what they have to tell us about the concept of being human. Susan Sontag's prefatory essay is one of her finest acts of criticism, informed by intellectual sympathy and a sure sense of the contours of the mind she is describing'. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 700.19 |
| LCCN: 80026762 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.50 lbs) 495 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: A Barthes Reader gives one the image of Barthes as one of the great public teachers of our time, someone who thought out, argued for, and made available several steps in a penetrating reflection on language sign systems, texts- and what they have to tell us about the concept of being human. Susan Sontag's prefatory essay is one of her finest acts of criticism, informed by intellectual sympathy and a sure sense of the contours of the mind she is describing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barthes, Roland: - Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a French cultural and literary critic, whose clever and lyrical writings on semiotics made structuralism one of the leading movements of the twentieth century. Barthes had a cult following and published seventeen books, including Camera Lucida, Mythologies, and A Lover's Discourse. |