A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

Roland Barthes with Richard Howard, Wayne Koestenbaum

234 pages first pub 1977 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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A Lover's Discourse, at its 1978 publication, was revolutionary: Roland Barthes made unprecedented use of the tools of structuralism to explore the whimsical phenomenon of love. Rich with references ranging from Goethe's Werther to Winnicott, from...

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reflective 79%
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