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Barthes : a biography / Tiphaine Samoyault ; translated by Andrew Brown

by Tiphaine Samoyault, Andrew Brown

Drawing on unpublished archives and journals, this biography examines the life and work of Roland Barthes, analysing his personal background, political commitments, and his influential theories on literature, language, and society.

Accession 22415 ISBN 9781509505654 Publisher Polity
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