by Roland Barthes (Author), Richard Miller (Translator), Richard Howard (Preface by)
Preface by Richard Howard. Translated by Richard Miller. This is Barthes's scrupulous literary analysis of Balzac's short story "Sarrasine."
Author Biography
Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and the classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor at the College de France until his death in 1980.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 1975