Roland Barthes

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Biography

Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a French philosopher, literary theorist and critic. He taught in France, Romania and Egypt while he wrote Writing Degree Zero. In 1952, he started at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique to study sociology and lexicology. After writing numerous well-known essays, Barthes began traveling to lecture. In 1967, he wrote The Death of the Author, and in 1977, he was elected to the chair of Semilogie Litteraire at the College de France.

Education

Article Summaries

Barthes, Roland "Death of the Author"

Additional Works/ Publications

Books

Writing Degree Zero
The Eiffel Tower and other Mythologies
On Racine
The Fashion System

Articles/Essays

Further Readings

Brittanica's entry on Roland Barthes

Other Scholarly Views

Agreement

Those authors that agree with Aristotle.

Opposition

Those authors that disagree with Aristotle.

References

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