Description
The most famous name in French literary circles from the late 1950s till his death in 1981, Roland Barthes maintained a contradictory rapport with the cinema. As a cultural critic, he warned of its surreptitious ability to lead the enthralled spectator toward an acceptance of a pre-given world. As a leftist, he understood that spectacle could be turned against itself and provoke deep questioning of that pre-given world. And as an extraordinarily sensitive human being, he relished the beauty of images and the community they could bring together.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
216 pages
Language
English
Published
Mar 30, 2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0190277548
ISBN-13
9780190277543