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Camera Lucida
Vintage Design Edition
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An inquiry into a very modern art form - photography. Barthes' personal investigation into the meaning of photographs is a seminal work of critical theory of the twentieth century.
Barthes' investigation into the meaning of photographs is a seminal work of twentieth-century critical theory. This is a special Vintage Design Edition, with a fold-out cover and stunning photography throughout.
Examining themes of presence and absence, these reflections on photography begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs - their content, their pull on the viewer, their intimacy. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind. He was grieving for his mother at the time of writing. Strikingly personal, yet one of the most important early academic works on photography, Camera Lucida remains essential reading for anyone interested in the power of images.
'Effortlessly, as if in passing, his reflections on photography raise questions and doubts which will permanently affect the vision of the reader' Guardian
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Camera Lucida is praised for its accessible language and personal insights from Roland Barthes, offering profound reflections on photography that challenge the reader's perception. Critics regard it as a beautiful and poignant farewell work that significantly shaped the understanding of photography as a medium. A sense of discovery and nostalgia permeates the book, inviting readers into a contemplative exploration of both photography and personal memory.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784876012
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Richard Howard
- Translated by Richard Howard
- Translated by Richard Howard
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 160
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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