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This acclaimed short study, originally published in 1983, and now thoroughly updated, elucidates the varied theoretical contributions of Roland Barthes (1915-80), the 'incomparable enlivener of the literary mind' whose lifelong fascination was with the way people make their world intelligible. He has a multi-faceted claim to to some he is the structuralist who outlined a 'science of literature', and the most prominent promoter of semiology; to others he stands not for science but pleasure, espousing a theory of literature which gives the reader a creative role. This book describes the many projects, which Barthes explored and which helped to change the way we think about a range of cultural phenomena - from literature, fashion, wrestling, and advertising to notions of the self, of history, and of nature.
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Barthes: A Very Short Introduction
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Oxford University Press (China) Limited (Hong Kong), 2017
ISBN 10: 0199426961
ISBN 13: 9780199426966
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First printing. Softcover volume, with flaps, measures approximately 5.25" x 7.5", is like new. This is the Orthodox Chinese edition of this 1983 title on French literary theorist, philosopher and critic Roland Barthes (1915-1980). Text is in Chinese, with bibliography in English. x/182 pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-1567138321017
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