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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Roland Barthes
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Description for Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Paperback. Examines the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death. This title offers an investigation into the nature of photographs. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AJB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography.
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099225416
SKU
V9780099225416
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Ref
99-50
About Roland Barthes
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 at the College de France until his death in 1980.
Reviews for Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Of all his works it is the most accessible in language and the most revealing about the author. And effortlessly, as if in passing, his reflections on photography raise questions and doubts which will permanently affect the vision of the reader
Guardian
Roland Barthes' final book - less a critical essay than a suite of valedictory meditations - ... Read more
Guardian
Roland Barthes' final book - less a critical essay than a suite of valedictory meditations - ... Read more