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 readers: ... » 

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 readers: those who have been in love, and those who have not. A wide range of examples are included, from Nietzsche to Zen. «