Mythologies / Roland Barthes ; selected and translated from the French by Annette Lavers.
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 aspects of modern life, unmasking the hidden ideolo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Vintage,
2009.
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| Edition: | Revised Vintage edition / |
| Series: | Vintage classics (London, England).
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| Summary: | 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 aspects of modern life, unmasking the hidden ideologies and meanings which implicitly affect our thought and behaviour. This early classic of semiotics from one of France's greatest thinkers may irrevocably change the way you view the world around you. -- Publisher's site. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 1972. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 187 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv). |
| ISBN: | 0099529750 9780099529750 |