Roland Barthes, French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic, 1915-1980

Barthes' ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenced the development of many schools of theory, including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, design theory, anthropology, and post-structuralism. He was particularly known for developing and extending the field of semiotics through the analysis of a variety of sign systems mainly derived from middle to upper class, occidental popular culture. Barthes' work "Mythologies" (1957) is a collection taken from his bi-monthly essays for the magazine "Les Lettres nouvelles", where he is examining the tendency of contemporary social value systems to create modern myths.

Roland Barthes, French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic, 1915-1980

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Autograph letter signed.Paris, 10 Mar 1973.

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Typed letter signed.Paris, 18 Mar 1972.

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Autograph letter signed.Paris, 1 May 1977.

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Typed letter signed.Paris, 18 Jan 1973.

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Autograph calling card signed ("RB").Paris, 22 Mar 1972.

Barthes, Roland, French philosopher and semiotician (1915-1980). Autograph letter signed.Paris, 1 Feb 1972.