Roland Barthes: The Early Years

Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes, 1977, © Louis Monnier

While Roland Barthes’s rise to prominence in the late 1950s, provides the focus of many studies, including my own Barthes, the early part of his life and career is not covered in any great detail in most general introductions. My regular postings on this site are meant to fill this gap.

‘Roland Barthes: The Early Years’

  1. Childhood in Bayonne (1915-1924) – September 2011
  2. Teenage Years in Paris (1924-1933) – November 2011
  3. Tuberculosis – ‘A Substitute Existence’ (1934-1945) – January 2012
  4. 1946: ‘The Onset of Productive Life’ – March 2012
  5. Michelet (1954) – An Anachrony – May 2012
  6. Writing Degree Zero – Forthcoming
  7. ‘I have always loved the theatre’ – Forthcoming