A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Lover's Discourse by Roland Barthes, Professor Roland Barthes, Richard Howard, Wayne Koestenbaum Originally published in French: France: Editions du Seuil, 1977; English translation originally published in the USA: Hill and Wang, 1978. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Lovers 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 Goethes Werther to Winnicott, from Plato to Proust, from Baudelaire to Schubert, A Lovers Discourse artfully draws a portrait in which every reader will find echoes of themselves. Author Biography ROLAND BARTHES was born in 1915. A French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic, he influenced the development of schools of theory, including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, social theory, Marxism, and post-structuralism. He died in 1980. Review "Barthess work, along with that of Wilde and Valéry, gives being an aesthete a good name . . . Defending the senses, he never betrayed the mind." --SUSAN SONTAG "Barthess most popular and unusual performance as a writer is A Lovers Discourse, a writing out of the discourse of love. This language--primarily the complaints and reflections of the lover when alone, not exchanges of a lover with her or her partner--is unfashionable. Thought it is spoken by millions of people, diffused in our popular romances and television programs as well as in serious literature, there is no institution that explores, maintains, modifies, judges, repeats, and otherwise assumes responsibility for this discourse . . . Writing out the figures of a neglected discourse, Barthes surprises us in A Lovers Discourse by making love, in its most absurd and sentimental forms, an object of interest." --Jonathan Culler Review Quote "Barthess work, along with that of Wilde and Valry, gives being an aesthete a good name . . . Defending the senses, he never betrayed the mind." -- SUSAN SONTAG "Barthess most popular and unusual performance as a writer is A Lovers Discourse, a writing out of the discourse of love. This language--primarily the complaints and reflections of the lover when alone, not exchanges of a lover with her or her partner--is unfashionable. Thought it is spoken by millions of people, diffused in our popular romances and television programs as well as in serious literature, there is no institution that explores, maintains, modifies, judges, repeats, and otherwise assumes responsibility for this discourse . . . Writing out the figures of a neglected discourse, Barthes surprises us in A Lovers Discourse by making love, in its most absurd and sentimental forms, an object of interest." -- Jonathan Culler Details ISBN0374532311 Author Wayne Koestenbaum Short Title LOVERS DISCOURSE Publisher Hill & Wang Language English Translator Richard Howard ISBN-10 0374532311 ISBN-13 9780374532314 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 809.933 Residence US Birth 1915 Death 1980 Affiliation Formerly, University of Paris Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-10-12 Imprint Hill & Wang Subtitle Fragments Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-10-12 NZ Release Date 2010-10-12 US Release Date 2010-10-12 UK Release Date 2010-10-12 Pages 256 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43705441;

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