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Mythologies

By Roland Barthes
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Mythologies by Roland Barthes is a collection of essays exploring the ways cultural myths shape our understanding of the world. Barthes examines everyday objects and practices, revealing how they carry deeper, sometimes hidden meanings that influence societal beliefs and ideology. His analysis delves into the intersection of culture, language, and power, offering insights into how myths subtly pervade modern life.
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Mythologies

'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The Times

In this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture.

Beautiful reissue of this unique classic collection, featuring a newly translated essay not included in previous collections

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Beautiful reissue of this unique classic collection, featuring a newly translated essay not included in previous collections.

Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture – The Times

In this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays, Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as diverse as wrestling, films, plastic, and cars, Barthes elegantly deciphers the symbols and signs embedded deep in familiar aspects of modern life, unmasking the hidden ideologies and meanings which implicitly affect our thought and behaviour.

This early classic of semiotics from one of France's greatest thinkers may irrevocably change the way you view the world around you.

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Mythologies by Roland Barthes is hailed as a masterpiece, drawing comparisons to thinkers like Sartre and Foucault. The book is praised for its insightful exploration of the semiotic codes embedded in everyday life, from cultural artefacts to mass media. Barthes is lauded for his ability to demystify these codes, revealing deeper societal themes beneath ordinary phenomena. The essays are celebrated for their intellectual depth and applicability across diverse aspects of culture.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099529750

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Edition: Revised edition

Contributors:

  • Translated by Dr Annette Lavers

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 151g

Pages: 208

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Education & Reference Featured Non-Fiction Penguin Books Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism 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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