"This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--

Completed just weeks before his death, the lectures in this volume mark a critical juncture in the career of Roland Barthes, in which he declared the intention,

"Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as

"Notes for a lecture course and seminar at Collaege de France (1976-1977)"-- T.p

Roland Barthes is a central figure in the study of language, literature, culture and the media. This book prepares readers for their first encounter with his cr