Roland Barthes
The Grain of the Voice
Interviews 1962-1980
$19.95, paperback
9780520072374
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378 pages,
February 1991, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Also in: Rhetoric; European Literature
February 1991, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Also in: Rhetoric; European Literature
This book brings together the great majority of Barthes's interviews that originally appeared in French in Le Figaro Littéraire, Cahiers du Cinéma, France-Observateur, L'Express, and elsewhere. Barthes replied to questions—on the cinema, on his own works, on fashion, writing, and criticism—in his unique voice; here we have Barthes in conversation, speaking directly, with all his individuality. These interviews provide an insight into the rich, probing intelligence of one of the great and influential minds of our time.
"As a first introduction to the work of Roland Barthes, The Grain of the Voice could not be bettered. Stimulated by generally intelligent questioners, Barthes here talks about the development of his thought, explains why and how he wrote his many books, and pays tribute to philosophers, linguists, novelists, poets, painters, and filmmakers who have interested and inspired him. . . . What comes across most vividly is the sheer gusto of a man who never stopped developing and changing, never stopped interacting with contemporaries of all ages and all tastes, and never stopped enjoying his intellectual activities and spiritual explorations ."—S. S. Prawer, Washington Post Book World
"Perhaps the best introduction to date on Barthes and his work."—Scott Montgomery, The Bloomsbury Review
"Perhaps the best introduction to date on Barthes and his work."—Scott Montgomery, The Bloomsbury Review
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