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Available
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Publication
New York, Hill and Wang [1974]
Description
Preface by Richard Howard. Translated by Richard Miller. This is Barthes's scrupulous literary analysis of Balzac's short story "Sarrasine."
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LibraryThing member tungsten_peerts
When -- like now -- I'm in an uncharitable mood, I think of Barthes as what French critical theory was before it toppled over into the un-sense of Derrida and company. But honestly, I've had some fun with some Derrida ... I think he was sometimes serious, though not always as serious as he was ...
S/Z is simply brilliant. Great writing, great analysis.
Apologies: not much of a review. I need to read it again!
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taken.S/Z is simply brilliant. Great writing, great analysis.
Apologies: not much of a review. I need to read it again!
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Language
Original language
French
Original publication date
1970
Physical description
xi, 271 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0809083752 / 9780809083756