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Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes (1915–1980) was a French philosopher, literary critic and university teacher.

Also recorded as Roland Gérard Barthes.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Roland Gérard Barthes.

Born at Cherbourg in 1915, died at Paris in 1980.

In detail

Roland Barthes studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Montaigne and Faculty of Arts of Paris. training under Charles Panzéra is recorded. Simón Suárez is recorded as having studied under Roland Barthes. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is literary criticism, literary theory and semiotics. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are diary and essay. The authority associates the name with structuralism. Ferdinand de Saussure, Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre are recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with Collège de France, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and National Center for Scientific Research.

Works named in the authority record are The Death of the Author and Mythologies.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Roland Barthes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q179109: Roland Barthes

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