Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, but why should the reader of today, or tomorrow, be concerned with him? Martin McQuillan provides a fresh perspective on Barthes, addressing his political and institutional inheritance and considering his work as the origins of a critical cultural studies.This stimulating study:- Provides a biographical consideration of Barthes'' writing- Offers an extended reading of his 1957 text Mythologies as a text for our own time, drawing Barthes'' work into a historical relation to the present- Examines his connection to what we call cultural studies- Features an annotated bibliography of Barthes'' published workThought-provoking and insightful, Rolan arthes is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the writings of this key theorist and his continuing relevance in our post-9/11 world.>

Sommario

General Editor's Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Roland Barthes, About this Book
R.B. Bio-Bibliography
Reading Roland Barthes in a Time of Terror
An Answer to the Question: What is Cultural Studies?
Notes
Annotated Bibliography
Further Reading
Index.

Info autore

MARTIN MCQUILLAN is Professor of Literary Theory and Cultural Analysis and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. McQuillan, Martin McQuillan
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780333914588
• ISBN: 978-0-333-91458-8
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Transitions; Transitions (Palgrave); Transitions; Transitions (Palgrave)
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica romanza; B, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, Social Sciences, Literary theory, Literature—Philosophy, bibliography;Cultural Studies;English literature;time, bibliography; Cultural Studies; English literature; time