{"product_id":"a-barthes-reader-roland-barthes-9780374521448","title":"A Barthes Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Barthes Reader\u003c\/i\u003e gives one the image of Barthes as one of the great public teachers of our time, someone who thought out, argued for, and made available several steps in a penetrating reflection on language sign systems, texts- and what they have to tell us about the concept of being human. Susan Sontag's prefatory essay is one of her finest acts of criticism, informed by intellectual sympathy and a sure sense of the contours of the mind she is describing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Barthes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374521441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374521448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Roland Barthes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988136591615,"sku":"9780374521448","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9218647e-7ae0-43a4-bfe2-aafcfca4732d.jpg?v=1683292830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-barthes-reader-roland-barthes-9780374521448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}