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Roland Barthes
Hardback
Main Details
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Roland Barthes
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Martin McQuillan
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| Series | Transitions |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary theory |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780333914571
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.092 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Red Globe Press
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| Publication Date |
1 March 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Roland Barthes was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, but why should the reader of today, or tomorrow, be concerned with him? Martin McQuillan provides a fresh perspective on Barthes, addressing his political and institutional inheritance and considering his work as the origins of a critical cultural studies. This stimulating study: - Provides a biographical consideration of Barthes' writing - Offers an extended reading of his 1957 text Mythologies as a text for our own time, drawing Barthes' work into a historical relation to the present - Examines his connection to what we call cultural studies - Features an annotated bibliography of Barthes' published work Thought-provoking and insightful, Roland Barthes is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the writings of this key theorist and his continuing relevance in our post-9/11 world.
Author Biography
MARTIN MCQUILLAN is Professor of Literary Theory and Cultural Analysis and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, UK.
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