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Camera Lucida

Reflections on Photography

Author: Roland Barthes and Richard Howard   Series: Vintage Classics

Camera Lucida
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Beautifully reissued alongside Mythologies

Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.

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Beautifully reissued alongside Mythologies

Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.

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'Roland Barthes' final book - less a critical essay than a suite of valedictory meditations - is his most beautiful, and most painful' ObserverBarthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography.Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.

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Critic Reviews

“Roland Barthes' final book - less a critical essay than a suite of valedictory meditations - is his most beautiful, and most painful”

Of all his works it is the most accessible in language and the most revealing about the author. And effortlessly, as if in passing, his reflections on photography raise questions and doubts which will permanently affect the vision of the reader Guardian
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Profoundly shaped the way the medium is regarded Guardian
I am moved by the sense of discovery in Camera Lucida, by the glimpse of a return to a lost world New Society
Of all his works it is the most accessible in language and the most revealing about the author. And effortlessly, as if in passing, his reflections on photography raise questions and doubts which will permanently affect the vision of the reader Guardian
I am moved by the sense of discovery in Camera Lucida, by the glimpse of a return to a lost world New Society
Profoundly shaped the way the medium is regarded -- Geoff Dyer Guardian

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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 Romania and Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor at the College de France until his death in 1980.

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'His reflections on photography raise questions and doubts which will permanently affect the vision of the reader' Guardian Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind. See also: Mythologies

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing | Vintage Classics
Published
15th July 1993
Pages
144
ISBN
9780099225416

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