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Roland Barthes
Andy Stafford
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Description for Roland Barthes
Paperback. Roland Barthes (1915-1980) is one of France's most important writers and theorists of the second half of the twentieth century. Andy Stafford offers a clear-sighted, readable account of Barthes' work and life. This cogent introduction to a vital figure will interest students and specialists alike. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Roland Barthes (1915-1980) is one of France's most important writers and theorists of the second half of the twentieth century. His volumes of essays have been translated into many languages. His work is hugely influential in the fields of semiotics, structuralism and numerous areas of the humanities. Yet Barthes' career, hampered by illness in early adulthood, was beset by a large number of false starts. After the Second World War, he started a career in the French Diplomatic Corps, tried to become a sociologist and lexicologist and worked briefly as a popular theatre activist; he was also a keen amateur ... Read more
Roland Barthes (1915-1980) is one of France's most important writers and theorists of the second half of the twentieth century. His volumes of essays have been translated into many languages. His work is hugely influential in the fields of semiotics, structuralism and numerous areas of the humanities. Yet Barthes' career, hampered by illness in early adulthood, was beset by a large number of false starts. After the Second World War, he started a career in the French Diplomatic Corps, tried to become a sociologist and lexicologist and worked briefly as a popular theatre activist; he was also a keen amateur ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234953
SKU
V9781780234953
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Ref
99-15
About Andy Stafford
Andy Stafford is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Leeds. His books include Roland Barthes, Phenomenon and Myth: An Intellectual Biography (1998) and Photo-texts: Contemporary French Writing of the Photographic Image (2010).
Reviews for Roland Barthes
'Andy Stafford's engaging biography sheds new light on the complex interrelation of Barthes' life and work, proposing striking and subtle interpretations of a multifarious intellectual and personal trajectory. Stafford succeeds excellently in loosening Barthes from the grip of theoretical ideologies ... A major contribution to the understanding of Barthes as a theorist and as a writer.' - Patrick Ffrench, Professor ... Read more