A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

<p><i>A Lover's Discourse</i>, at its 1978 publication, was revolutionary: Roland Barthes made unprecedented use of the tools of structuralism to explore the whimsical phenomenon of love. Rich with references ranging from Goethe's <i>Werther </i>to Winnicott, from Plato to Proust, from Baudelaire to Schubert, <i>A Lover's Discourse </i>artfully draws a portrait in which every reader will find echoes of themselves.</p>