Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a major French writer, literary theorist and critic of French culture and society. His classic works include Mythologies and Camera Lucida. Criticism and Truth is a brilliant discussion of the language of literary criticism and a key work in the Barthes canon. It is a cultural, linguistic and intellectual challenge to those who believe in the clarity, flexibility and neutrality of language, couched in Barthes' own inimitable and provocative style. Translated and Edited by Katrine Pilcher Keuneman Introduced by Philip Thody.
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This is a brilliant discussion of the language of literary criticism and a key work in the Barthes canon. It is a cultural and intellectual challenge to those who believe in the clarity, flexibility and neutrality of language, couched in Barthes' own inimitable and provocative style.
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Now Impacts; for titles published since September 2012 click here. The Continuum Impacts are seminal works by the finest minds in contemporary thought, including Adorno, Badiou, Derrida, Heidegger and Deleuze. They are works of such power that they changed the philosophical and cultural landscape when they were first published and continue to resonate today. They represent landmark texts in the fields of philosophy, popular culture, politics and theology.
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ISBN
9780826477071
Publisert
2004-11-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
100 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
84

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Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a major French writer, literary theorist and critic of French culture and society. He opposed the conventions of the bourgeois establishment and attacked prevailing attitudes to language and literature, arguing that ideas and standards accepted as 'neutral' and 'natural' were in fact nothing of the kind. His books include Mythologies and Camera Lucida.