The Gentlest Law

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Rich in informative and provocative suggestions for interpreting all of Barthes's texts, this unique work proposes a comprehensive commentary on Barthes's brilliant, programmatic book, The Pleasure of the Text. Fully explained intertexts illustrate the theory of intertextuality and clarify the book's most enigmatic and complex concepts. Also included are corrections of the serious errors in the English translation. The introduction assesses the importance of The Pleasure of the Text in Barthes's evolution and defines intertextuality and other key Barthesian notions such as écriture; a bibliography and index complete this valuable and most unusual study. Students and professors alike will find it indispensable.

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Armine Kotin Mortimer

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«Armine Kotin Mortimer not only provides an indispensable guide to the study of Roland Barthes's writing and the way it plays with and against other texts; 'The Gentlest Law' is also a fascinating exploration of intertextuality in its own right.» (Jonathan Culler, Director, Society for the Humanities, Cornell University) «This book is a Michelin guide to that Babel. ... It is an Ariadne's thread through the tapestry of Barthes's work. And just as readers would no longer choose to read 'Sarrasine' without S/Z, so too we would never again wish to venture into Barthes without 'The Gentlest Law'.» (Carol Rigolot, French Review)

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