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Mythologies - Roland Barthes

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Literary criticism and discussion of Barthes Mythologies

125 pages, Pocket Book

First published October 17, 2002

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59 reviews3 followers
July 12, 2023
If you put a gun to my head and asked me to explain Barthes version of semiotics, I don’t think I could lol
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101 reviews2 followers
February 24, 2026
i like the parts where he’s being super gay and i really really like the last long essay
138 reviews
October 7, 2025
still trying to understand the last half but I do like how this is one of the only essayists I've read who is able to describe a complex topic in less than half a billion pages, two page essays are my new favorite genre too bad that the only guy who did them probably died in France like fifty years ago
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205 reviews
September 4, 2025
"Mēs bez mitas klīstam starp objektu un tā atmītiskošanu, nespēdami atveidot tā veselumu, ja mēs iedziļināmies objektā, mēs to atbrīvojam, bet vienlaikus to iznīcinām. Ja mēs tam atstājam tā nozīmi, mēs to respektējam, bet atveidojam to vēl mītiskotu."
Rolāns Barts
Es šeit necentīšos atstāstīt Barta teorijas, jo viņš pats jebkuram lasītājam tās izklāstīs krietni vien labāk, nekā es jelkad to spētu. Jāpiebilst vienīgi vēl tas, ka Bartu ne vienmēr ir viegli lasīt, viņa darbā ir „jāielasās” un vismaz man bieži gadījās uz Bartu arī dusmoties, tomēr es uzskatu, ka šis fakts vien pats par sevi liecina, ka šī grāmata ir lasīšanas vērta- ja jau autors spēj mani savas domas tīklos ievilkt tik dziļi, ka es sāku uz viņu dusmoties, viņš ir paveicis veselu varoņdarbu, ievedot lasītāju svešā pasaulē un radot plašu vidi pārdomām...
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36 reviews1 follower
June 12, 2025
Yea gurl idfk, gud vad han babblar, jag tror jag måste läsa om den på svenska, men även där mår man veta mycket mer än bara det han säger för att blir verkligt intresserad. Oavsett tror jag inte riktigt att den här typen av litteratur är för mig, då läser jag hellre en specifik tidning eller lyssnar på ett föredrag än en massa essäer efter varandra.
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129 reviews
June 21, 2020
I read four essays from the book and I liked them. They are pretty simple in their language, a bold take on Barthes part. I would like to read more.
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87 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2025
top libros de febrero un señor machista del siglo XX 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻 viva mi carrera
2 reviews
March 10, 2026
Roland Barthes more like Roland Barf.

My friend red this book and they said it was total tripe, couldn't understand half the words.
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