Critical Essays
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Lo Obvio y Lo Obtuso
Imagenes, Gestos, Voces »

Travels In China
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S/Z
The linguistic distillation of Barthes' system of semiology in which the Balzac novella Sarrasine is dissected to uncover layers of meanings and interpretati... »

A Lover's Discourse
Here, Barthes addresses the language of love, a language of solitude, of mythology, of what he calls an image repertoire. It is aimed at two groups of reader... »

Begebenheiten / Incidents
Begebenheiten / Incidents »

The Mourning Diary
Introduced by Michael Wood »

Fragmente einer Sprache der Liebe
Fragmente einer Sprache der Liebe »

Incidents
Incidents »

The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies
In this collection of essays, Roland Barthes examines the mundane and exposes hidden texts, causing the reader to look afresh at the famous landmark and symb... »