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"… a succinct and amazingly informative summary of Barthes' ideas and concepts [which] places them in their theoretical and historical context... As well as explaining and assessing Barthes' key concepts and fields of study, [Barthes. A Beginner's Guide] offers an informed, concise and easy-to-read summary of important theoretical concepts such as structuralism, semiology and post-structuralism. The book does not oversimplify these concepts but neither does it require any previous knowledge on the part of the reader. Mireille Ribière traces Barthes's development as a thinker, cultural theorist and creative writer, and expertly summarizes his seminal influence in literary and cultural studies, film studies, photography and hypertext theory."
Nicole Weickgenannt (Student: Manchester) Source

"… extremely well-written and informative, not only on Barthes and his work but also because it continuously offers a general intellectual landscape of the period and a persuasive mapping of intellectual filiations and oppositions that surround the writings. I agree with [my students'] positive opinion of the study and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in Roland Barthes, but also, to anyone who would like to become better acquainted with the development of [French] continental thought at a period that is still extremely relevant in the debate about contemporary issues dealing with cultural forms."
Jean-Jacques Thomas (Duke University) Source

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