“Indeed, it was perhaps the most iconic scene from any novel of its day, immortalised in engravings and artworks from the period… — Alfie Bown Copy Share Image
“True wrestling, wrong called amateur wrestling, is performed in second-rate halls, where the public spontaneously attunes itself to the spectacular nature of… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
“Justice is always ready to lend you a spare brain in order to condemn you without a second thought” — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
“If Barthes, along with Bachelard, is one of those who have done most to enrich criticism during the last thirty years, it… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I had just ruined it by reading Barthes at the wrong time. ( A Lover’s Discourse , Chandra said, was relationship poison .)” — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image
“The ‘healthy’ sign, for Barthes, is one which draws attention to its own arbitrariness—which does not try to palm itself off as… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
