Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a French literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician. His ideas influenced the development of structuralism. He was a key figure to have influenced schools of theory such as many schools of theory, including structuralism, anthropology and literary theory. Barthes explored diverse cultural spheres as semiotic systems and studied the relationship between language and authority. His seminal early works include Writing Degree Zero (1953), Mythologies (1957), The Fashion System (1967), and S/Z (1970).
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
A Lover's Discourse, at its 1978 publication, was a revolutionary book. Essentially it is a collection of fragments - some of his own thoughts, some of his observances and many influenced from literature. Roland Barthes made use of the tools of structuralism to explore the whimsical phenomenon of love. Rich with references ranging from Goethe's Werther to Winnicott, from Plato to Proust, from Baudelaire to Schubert, A Lover's Discourse artfully draws a portrait where any one in or has been in a relationship, can refer to.
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