Roland Barthes Cinema P (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780190277550)

The most famous name in French literary circles from the late 1950s till his death in 1981, Roland Barthes maintained a contradictory rapport with the cinema. As a cultural critic, he warned of its surreptitious ability to lead the enthralled spectator toward an acceptance of a pre-given world. As a leftist, he understood that spectacle could be turned against itself and provoke deep questioning of that pre-given world. And as an extraordinarily sensitive human being, he relished the beauty of images and the community they could bring together.

Author: Philip Watts
ISBN-10: 0190277556
ISBN-13: 9780190277550
Publisher: OUP Us
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2016
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2016