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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:political_party
Philosopher Literary Theorist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:École_pratique_des_hautes_études
gptkb:University_of_Paris gptkb:Collège_de_France |
| gptkbp:awards |
Prix de l'Académie Française
Grand Prix de la Critique |
| gptkbp:born |
November 12, 1915
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Developed the concept of 'myth' in cultural analysis.
Examined the nature of photography and representation. Pioneered the study of signs in literature. Analyzed the role of the reader in interpreting texts. Explored the relationship between text and meaning. |
| gptkbp:died |
March 26, 1980
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
Text is a tissue of quotations.
The death of the author The pleasure of the text. The writer is a mere scribe. A text is not a line of words releasing a single theological meaning. |
| gptkbp:field |
Cultural Studies
Literary Theory Semiotics Critical Theory |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Roland Barthes
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Jacques_Derrida
gptkb:Julia_Kristeva gptkb:Michel_Foucault gptkb:Umberto_Eco Media Studies Post-structuralism Cultural Criticism Tzvetan Todorov Literary_Criticism |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Saussure Marxism |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Camera_Lucida
Mythologies S/Z The Death of the Author |
| gptkbp:nationality |
French
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Mythologies
S/Z A Lover's Discourse The Fashion System The Pleasure of the Text |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Critic
Essayist Writer |