Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes (November 12, 1915 – March 25, 1980) was a French literary critic, literary and social theorist, philosopher and semiotician.

External links

• {{fr}} Audio Book (mp3): two excerpts from Mythologies: Le vin et le lait, Le bifteck et les frites (Wine and milk, Steak and french fries)
• "Between Zero and a Hard Place" by Gilbert Wesley Purdy. Essay on Barthes' Writing Degree Zero.
• Barthes page from the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
• Das "Anrennen gegen die Grenzen der Sprache" - Methoden des Schreibens und Strategien des Lesens by Ralph Lichtensteiger
• http://www.eciad.ca/~rburnett/Barthes.htm
• "From Work to Text" Essay written by Barthes.
• "Wrestling" Excerpt from Mythologies.
• "Toys" Another excerpt from Mythologies.