The Responsibility of Forms: Critical Essays on Music, Art, and Representation

Barthes, Roland

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23 late essays by the French critic & semiotician, only five of which have been previously collected in English. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; stated first [American] edition (first printing. Near fine, with only light wear to book; jacket shows some tanning & light spine fading, $22.95 price intact. No names or marks, text clean; viii, 312 pages. Size: Small Octavo. Seller Inventory # v0138

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This collection of studies, reviews, and recollections focuses on music and the visual arts deals with Arcimboldo, Erte, the American artist Cy Twombley, Greek theater, and romantic art song

About the Author: Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor of the Collège de France until his death in 1980.

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Title: The Responsibility of Forms: Critical Essays...
Publisher: Hill and Wang, New York
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
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Edition: First American Edition.

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