Roland Barthes

French philosopher, critic and literary theorist

1915   -   1980

movement: structuralism
country of citizenship: France
educated at: Faculty of Arts of Paris
occupation: philosopher, linguist, literary critic, diarist, university teacher, screenwriter, semiologist, sociologist, non-fiction writer, mythographer
student of: Charles Panzéra
influenced by: Ferdinand de Saussure, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Karl Marx

Roland Gérard Barthes (; French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ baʁt]; 12 November 1915 – 26 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. Barthes' ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenced the development of many schools of theory, including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, design theory, anthropology, and post-structuralism.
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