Structure and Signs -- A Biography of Roland Barthes

Author: (French) Louis-Jean Calvet, translated by Che Jinshan
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Publishing Date: 1997-01-01
Features: The intellectual world of France in the 20th century was a gathering of talents and a brilliant constellation. Despite the diverse thoughts, experiences, and theoretical interests of these thinkers, they inherited the tradition of French humanism: they passionately focused on the reality of humanity, on the fate and future of people, and sought the path to explain the age-old enigma of "man." They pursued what seemed not "useful" but extremely noble. For this "useless" and "non-utilitarian" belief, they endured hardships, underwent various trials of the soul, and were willing to pay any price, leaving behind a precious spiritual wealth for human civilization.