A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

roland barthes richard howard

A Lover's Discourse, at its 1978 publication, was revolutionary: Roland Barthes made unprecedented 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 in which every reader will find echoes of themselves.

Genres philosophynonfictionessaystheorylovefranceclassicspoetryromanceliterature

234 pages, Paperback

First published April 1,1977

Literary awards

national book award finalist, Премія «Сковорода»,

This edition

Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Published: August 1, 1979 by Hill and Wang
ISBN: 9780809013883
ASIN: 0809013886
Language: English

About the author

roland barthes

Roland Barthes of France applied semiology, the study of signs and symbols, to literary and social criticism.

Ideas of Roland Gérard Barthes, a theorist, philosopher, and linguist, explored a diverse range of fields. He influenced the development of schools of theory, including design, anthropology, and poststructuralism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_...