Barthes: A Very Short Introduction Av Jonathan (professor Of English And Comparative Literature At Cornell University) Culler

This acclaimed short study, originally published in 1983, and now thoroughly updated, elucidates the varied theoretical contributions of Roland Barthes (1915-80), the ''incomparable enlivener of the literary mind'' whose lifelong fascination was with the way people make their world intelligible. He has a multi-faceted claim to fame: to some he is the structuralist who outlined a ''science of literature'', and the most prominent promoter of semiology; to others he standsnot for science but pleasure, espousing a theory of literature which gives the reader a creative role. This book describes the many projects, which Barthes explored and which helped to change the way we think about a range of cultural phenomena - from literature, fashion, wrestling, and advertisingto notions of the self, of history, and of nature. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the pe

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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Av Jonathan (class Of 1916 Professor Of English And Comparative Literature Cornell University) Culler

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World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction Av David A. (professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Com

The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When...

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Barthes: A Very Short Introduction Av Jonathan (professor Of English And Comparative Literature At Cornell University) Culler

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