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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
    Publication Date: 11/10/1990
    ISBN13: 9780631176077, 978-0631176077
    ISBN10: 0631176071
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    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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