Mythologies: The Complete Edition, in a New Translation
Roland Barthes
Mar 2012 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by John Lee
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What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? An
epic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconic
images of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they are
fabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these
"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.
When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies first
appeared in English in 1972, it was immediately recognized as one of
the most significant works in French theory—yet nearly half of the
essays from the original work were missing. This new edition of Mythologies is
the first complete, authoritative English version of the French
classic. It includes the brilliant "Astrology," never published in
English before.
Mythologies is
a lesson in clairvoyance. In a new century where the virtual dominates
social interactions and advertisement defines popular culture, it is
more relevant than ever.
epic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconic
images of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they are
fabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these
"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.
When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies first
appeared in English in 1972, it was immediately recognized as one of
the most significant works in French theory—yet nearly half of the
essays from the original work were missing. This new edition of Mythologies is
the first complete, authoritative English version of the French
classic. It includes the brilliant "Astrology," never published in
English before.
Mythologies is
a lesson in clairvoyance. In a new century where the virtual dominates
social interactions and advertisement defines popular culture, it is
more relevant than ever.
What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? An
epic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconic
images of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they are
fabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these
"mythologies" a...
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Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic whose best-known works include Writing Degree Zero and The Pleasure of the Text.
John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life of Napoleon to the entirely imagined lives of sorcerers and swashbucklers. An AudioFile Golden Voice narrator, he is the winner of numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards.
Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic whose best-known works include Writing Degree Zero and The Pleasure of the Text.
John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life ...
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