What did Roland Barthes mean by: Literature is that which he can not read without pain, without choking on truth. Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France Copy
+ Man does not exist prior to language, either as a species or as an individual. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Existence, Identity, Language, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Awareness, Reflection, Repetition, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ To eat steak rare . . . represents both a nature and a morality. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Consumption, Morality, Nature, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ One must turn the tongue seven times in the mouth before speaking. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Communication, Reflection, Wisdom., 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Roland Barthes, Humanism, Progress, Urbanization, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Roland Barthes, Common Sense, Intelligence, War, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Alienation, Escape, Retreat, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Blame, Guilt, Power, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection. Read explanation Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
If art, all art, is concerned with truth, then a society in denial will not find much use for it. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
