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Review: Elements of Semiology

Barthes' introduction to (structural) semiology is interesting though quite partial. Kristeva's essays ("Le langage cet inconnu") is more general and less oriented, while the works of Hjlemslev and ... Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

Barthes is like the master of figuring out what physical artifacts and actions mean. This is the second book of his I've read (the other, Camera Lucida, was about photography). Basically, as the name ...

Review: Elements of Semiology

Unnecessarily convoluted and just a collection of what everybody else but Barthes thinks. Not a good book to start with in regards to semiotics. I would recommend something more simple like Sebeok, who writes about the same concepts but it's more accessible in terms of vocabulary and style. Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

Short and sweet. This little book renders the complex simple. Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

I have fond memories of this book and my early college days. A clear and easy doorway to Barthes work.

Review: Elements of Semiology

This little book, The Elements of Semiology, stays true to its title. It is not an exhaustive summary of an established science of signs, but rather an analytically sharp series of pithy explorations ... Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

Barthes is a lucid thinker. The book would however have benefited from additional concrete examples. Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

There is no reason to inflict this text on yourself. If you are looking for a primer, or at least a solid piercing into the semiological membrane, there are far superior works to be had, such as the ... Read full review

Review: Elements of Semiology

This book can be read as the follow-up to Ferdinand de Saussure's "Course In General Linguistics". In the latter, de Saussure opens the door to a study of signs, in general, and calls this study ... Read full review