A Roland Barthes Reader

An introduction to the thinking of the French intellectual, Roland Barthes, as applied to such diverse topics as Gide, Garbo, striptease, photography and the Eiffel Tower. The pieces in this collection were written over a period of three decades and include seminal essays, such as "Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narratives" as well as his more unusual works, such as "The World of Wrestling". Edited, and with an introduction, by Susan Sontag.

"At last, with A Barthes Reader, we have a sort of Michelin guide to one of the most beguiling minds of our era. Smartly introduced by Susan Sontag, the Reader samples Barthes' achievement over three decades." - Newsweek

"Susan Sontag makes a convincing argument for Barthes the Great Writer... What is new about Barthes' posthumous reputation is the view of him as a writer whose books of criticism and personal musing must be admired as serious and beautiful works of the imagination." - New York Times Book Review