Description
These essays, as selected and translated by Stephen Heath, are among the finest writings Barthes ever published on film and photography, and on the phenomena of sound and image. The classic pieces Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative and The Death of the Author are also included.
Author: Roland Barthes
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 07/01/1978
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.27w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780374521363
ISBN10: 0374521360
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Performing Arts | General
About the Author
Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and the 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.