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A Lover's Discourse

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By Roland Barthes
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A Lover's Discourse by Roland Barthes presents a fascinating exploration of the language and emotions of love. Through a series of reflections and fragments, Barthes examines the inner monologue and experiences that accompany the act of loving, highlighting its complexities and earnestness. This work provides an insightful analysis of the words and ideas that define romantic relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate exploring the profound and intricately structured nature of romantic love through a series of meditative and insightful reflections. It delves into the complexities of affection and passion, offering a literary experience that combines philosophical thought with an intimate dissection of the language of love.

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A Lover's Discourse

An ecstatic celebration of love and language’ Washington Post

The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak.

'A kind of mercurial elegy. . . Some extraordinary passion leaks through Barthes' lucid prose' Peter Ackroyd, Spectator

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The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak, for it is addressed to ourselves and to our imaginary beloved. It is a language of solitude, of mythology, of what Barthes calls an image repertoire.

This work revives—beyond the psychological or clinical enterprises which have characterised such researches in our culture—the notion of the amorous subject. It should be enjoyed and understood by two groups of readers: those who have been in love (or think they have, which is the same thing), and those who have never been in love (or think they have not, which is the same thing).

In its search for authorities and examples, which range from Nietzsche to Zen, from Ruysbroek to Debussy, the book might be considered an encyclopaedia of that affirmative discourse which is the lover's.

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A Lover's Discourse by Roland Barthes is lauded for its imaginative take on love, with the lover portrayed as grappling with the inherent ambiguities of their emotions. The book is described as speculative and melancholic, delving deep into the language of anxiety and passion. Reviewers appreciate its meticulous examination of desire, highlighting its evocative portrayal of the lover's intense consciousness and praising its celebration of both love and language.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099437420

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Roland Barthes

About the Author

Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor at the College de France until his death in 1980.

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