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Zusatztext [T]he content is most useful alongside Barthes's other works (particularlyThe Fashion System ) and will be practical to anyone needing further resources on Barthes. Recommended for academic libraries only. Informationen zum Autor Roland Barthes changed the way a generation read. A cultural commentator before his time! his careful if playful analysis of texts revolutionised the way we comprehend cultural products. Both critic and literary essayist! his writings continue to provoke. His best known work includes Mythologies! Camera Lucida! Image-Music-Text! The Empire of Signs! A Lover's Discourse! Writing Degree Zero! S/Z and The Fashion System.Translated by Andy Stafford! Senior Lecturer in French Studies! University of Leeds and edited by Andy Stafford and Michael Carter! Department of Art History and Theory! University of Sydney. Klappentext Roland Barthes, widely regarded as one of the most perceptive critics of the twentieth century, was particularly fascinated by fashion and clothing. This collection brings together all of Barthes' untranslated writings on fashion, revealing the breadth and insight of Barthes' long engagement with the history of clothes. The essays range from an analysis of the significance of gemstones and jewelry, to an exploration of Courreges and Chanel, to a discussion of of hippy style in Morocco, and the role of color in fashion. Zusammenfassung Roland Barthes, regarded as one of the perceptive critics of the 20th Century, was particularly fascinated by fashion and clothing. This book presents a set of essays, revealing the insight of Barthes' engagement with the history of clothes. It brings together Barthes' untranslated writings on fashion. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPreface Part I. Clothing History1. History and Sociology of Clothing. Some Methodological Observations 2. Language and Clothing3. Towards A Sociology of DressPart II. Systems and Structures4. Blue is in Fashion This Year5. From Gemstones to Jewellery 6. Dandyism and Fashion7. [An Early Preface to] The Fashion System8. Fashion! A Strategy of Desire (round-table discussion with Jean Duvignaud and Henri Lefebvre)9. Fashion and the Social Sciences (interview)10. On The Fashion System (interview)Part III. Fashion Debates and Interpretations11. The Contest between Chanel and Courrges. Refereed by a Philosopher12. A Case of Cultural Criticism 13. Showing How Rhetoric WorksClothes! Fashion and System in the writings of Roland Barthes: Something out of Nothing by Andy Stafford Editors Note and AcknowledgementsBibliographyGlossary of NamesIndex ...
