The Eiffel Tower, and other mythologies

Barthes, Roland

ISBN 10: 0809041154 / ISBN 13: 9780809041152

Published by Hill and Wang, 1979

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($9.95 price intact). Published by Hill and Wang, 1979. Octavo. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Light offsetting to end pages. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear and a few small nicks. A lovely collection of Roland Barthes' highly esteemed analytical mythologies, translated by Richard Howard. 151 pages. ISBN: 0809041154. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eiffel Tower, and other mythologies
• Publisher: Hill and Wang
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809041154
• ISBN 13: 9780809041152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

In this appealing and luminous collection of essays, Roland Barthes examines the mundane and exposes hidden texts, causing the reader to look afresh at the famous landmark and symbol of Paris, and also at the Tour de France, the visit to Paris of Billy Graham, the flooding of the Seine--and other shared events and aspects of everyday experience.

About the Author

Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Rumania and Egypt, he joined the Centre de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor at the Collège de France until his death in 1980.