Barthes and essay writing: theory of the essay in «Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes»

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Keywords:

literary essay, Adorno, fragment theory, post-structuralism, Barthes

Abstract

This article examines the specificity of the genre of "Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes", a work in between the limits of fiction, autobiography, and the essay. Starting from the theoretical standpoints of the German philosophical tradition, which understands the essay as a fragmentary form of research in opposition to science, a theoretical proximity appears between Adorno and (the self-proclaimed French essayist) Barthes, who, as Montaigne, aims and fails to explain himself fully due to fragmentary dispersion and the emptiness behind language.

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Rafael Andugar Sousa, Universitat de Barcelona

Estudiante de Máster de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada

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2018-07-31

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Andugar Sousa, R. (2018). Barthes and essay writing: theory of the essay in «Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes». 452ºF. Revista De Teoría De La Literatura Y Literatura Comparada, (19), 155–175. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/452f/article/view/20187

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No. 19 (2018): The Artists’ Library: Uses of Literary Thought in Film and Visual Arts (1975-2015)

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Miscellaneous

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