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158 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099972204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as diverse as wrestling, films, plastic and cars, Barthes elegantly deciphers the symbols and signs embedded deep in familiar...
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158 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099972204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as diverse as wrestling, films, plastic and cars, Barthes elegantly deciphers the symbols and signs embedded deep in familiar...