Collection of critical essays by Roland Barthes. Translated from the French by Annette Lavers and Colin Smith. Includes bibliography and index. [details]
Collection of critical essays by Roland Barthes. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Originally published in French in 1970 as "L'Empire des Signes." [details]
"To read through a Barthes Reader is finally to be left with the image of Barthes as one of the great public teachers of our time, someone who thought out, argued for, and made available several steps in a penetrating reflection on language sign systems, texts - and what they have to tell us about the concept of being human. ... [details]
