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Book Synopsis
S/Z is the linguistic distillation of Barthes''s system of semiology, a science of signs and symbols, in which Balzac''s novella, Sarrasine, is dissected semantically to uncover layers of hidden meaning.

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"Taken together, The Pleasure of the Text and S/Z force us to notice how much of the most interesting thought today is being carried forward in what we used to call 'literary criticism', and how important Barthes's own contribution to redefinition of the field has been." (The New York Times Book Review)

Table of Contents
Preface.

S/Z Appendices.

1. Sarrasine, by Honoré de Balzac.

2. Sequence of Actions.

3. Summary of Contents.

4. Key.

SZ

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 11 October 1990
      ISBN-13 9780631176077
      978-0631176077
      ISBN-10 0631176071
      Also in:
      Literary theory Books by Roland Barthes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      S/Z is the linguistic distillation of Barthes''s system of semiology, a science of signs and symbols, in which Balzac''s novella, Sarrasine, is dissected semantically to uncover layers of hidden meaning.

      Trade Review
      "Taken together, The Pleasure of the Text and S/Z force us to notice how much of the most interesting thought today is being carried forward in what we used to call 'literary criticism', and how important Barthes's own contribution to redefinition of the field has been." (The New York Times Book Review)

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      S/Z Appendices.

      1. Sarrasine, by Honoré de Balzac.

      2. Sequence of Actions.

      3. Summary of Contents.

      4. Key.

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