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Roland Barthes

In preparation for reading Roland Barthes, please:

1) Read pp. 7 - 12 your book, Mythologies, which =
  • the "Translator's Note"
  • "Preface to the 1970 edition"
  • "Preface"
  • PLUS the back cover
2) Read these background aritcles on Barthes.
background on Barthes 1
background on Barthes 2 STOP: READ THIS FIRST: This link connects you the library's link to the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Please look up and read the article titled "Barthes, Roland" (For access to this source, you'll have to go through the library's page -- may require your PENNnet ID and password to access). If you have any trouble with this link, please access this source by searching on the Library's website under "Find It."
background on Barthes 3
3) Read this brief excerpt from his Mythologies, which we'll be reading from for class. It gives you a sense of what he's up to.
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