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A review by nicolembradbury
The Pleasure of the Text by Roland Barthes
4.0
I love this man.
I've never really thought much about why certain texts give me pleasure and others do not, but Barthes dives into this without any reservations. I specifically loved the commentary on how society is embarrassed to admit bliss (which he alludes to orgasm) and rather confuses pleasure with desire. We are so apt to speak about the longing, but too shy to speak about what happens when we have pursued and gotten pleasure.
Also love the commentary on how bliss cannot thrive in an institution. I often think "What would my professors think?" on my own life choices and work I make artistically. But now, it is comforting to know that true pleasure lives outside of the thought of their judgements.
Anyways, this was amazing, and I'd highly recommend.
I've never really thought much about why certain texts give me pleasure and others do not, but Barthes dives into this without any reservations. I specifically loved the commentary on how society is embarrassed to admit bliss (which he alludes to orgasm) and rather confuses pleasure with desire. We are so apt to speak about the longing, but too shy to speak about what happens when we have pursued and gotten pleasure.
Also love the commentary on how bliss cannot thrive in an institution. I often think "What would my professors think?" on my own life choices and work I make artistically. But now, it is comforting to know that true pleasure lives outside of the thought of their judgements.
Anyways, this was amazing, and I'd highly recommend.