Roland Barthes: A biography by Louis Jean Calvet - 1995

Indiana University Press. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Indiana University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Indiana University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine in As New dust jacket. Calvet's balanced and thoroughly research biography of Barthes provides a welcome look at the man behind the mytheme." 291 pages; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ''.

Bloomington IL: Indiana University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0253349877 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 291 pages .

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1995. A clean and bright copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1995. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Good. 8vo.. 291 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. Black cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Black glossy dj. with scuffing on spine.

Indiana University Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Remainder mark. Near fine book and jacket. .

Indiana University Press, 1995-02-01. Hardcover. Clean & Unmarked /Very Good. 9x6x1. Minor bump to bottom edge. Otherwise clean and straight with clean text and a sturdy binding. Dust jacket is clean and straight. 291 pp.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1995. Cloth, xiv, 291 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "This is the first biography of Roland Barthes - one of the most important European intellectuals of the postwar years. In a lively and engaging account of Barthes's life and work, Calvet follows the brilliant semiotician from his provincial origins to his sudden death in 1980. He describes Barthes's move to Paris as a child, where he lived with his mother in modest surroundings and constant hardship. He argues that the experience of having his academic prospects ruined by his illness at an early age remained a thorn in Barthes's flesh: until the end of his life his relationship with the academic world was never free of bitterness, even resentment. Calvet retraces his years in Paris, Bucharest and Alexandria after the war. During this period Barthes gained access to intellectual… Read More