2024 Feb NF: Mythologies by Roland Barthes

[Samantha, Creole Literary Belle]

For our shortest month of the year, we have Mythologies by Frenchman Roland Barthes, a book under 200 pages. This collection of philosophical essays published in 1957 considers the media, fashion, politics, and overall culture of its time. Do the ideas contained within hold true today, or is this book very much a product of its time? Read it, decide, and discuss.

[Bernard]

Also wrestling!

[Nidhi]

Just started it and I am a bit confused about the details author is providing about wrestling ( ancient and modern) , he is telling about signs and tradition but mythology is yet to come in to the picture.

[Mbuye]

I've just finished reading the Roland Barthes. Compared to the second half, for which you need to be trained in linguistics or semiology or both, and have a bit of psychology to draw upon as well, the first part, a collection of random essays, is light reading. Nevertheless, it has profound insights into our daily life.

Barthes himself admits at one point that some of his ideas were those of his time only, and so declined to revise the book for another edition.

[Luís]

I finished Mythologies by Barthes today. Here's my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nidhi]

I liked your review of the book Luis,very well worded analysis. I read till halfway, will pick up again on Monday.

[Luís]

Nidhi wrote: "I liked your review of the book Luis,very well worded analysis. I read till halfway, will pick up again on Monday."

Thank you, Nidhi. I hope you enjoy it, too, as well.