Structure and Symbols - A Biography of Roland Barthes

Author: (French) Louis-Jean Calve, translated by Che Jinshan
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Publishing Date: 1997-01-01
Features: The intellectual world of France in the 20th century was truly a gathering of talents and a brilliant constellation. Despite the diverse thoughts, experiences, and theoretical interests of these thinkers, they all inherited the tradition of French humanism. They passionately focused on the reality of human beings, on their fate and future, and sought the path to explain the age-old enigma of "man." They pursued what seemed to be "useless" yet profoundly noble things. For this belief in the "useless" and "non-utilitarian," they endured hardships, experienced various trials of the soul, and were willing to pay any price, leaving behind a precious spiritual wealth for human civilization.