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This book presents Roland Barthes as a central figure in semiotics, detailing his view of humans as communicators who convey meaning through language, attire, gestures, and visual symbols. Through the lenses of psychology and cultural analysis, the authors illustrate Barthes’ influence on literature, popular culture, and fashion. Using his insistence on pleasure, sexual non‑conformity, and reader freedom, they trace how Barthes integrates existentialist, Marxist, Freudian, and structuralist perspectives to challenge traditional interpretations of texts.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Philip Malcolm Waller Thody
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