Re: A new (or possibly old) thought...

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I have to admit Roland Barthes is "up there" for me--I first loved _S/Z_
because I happen to love Balzac and admit that I read "Sarrasine" with
more gusto on my first read than Barthes...but what I am fond of now is
the personal ways Barthes played with text, reading and criticism...maybe
he's no god, but as a critic I think he was pretty divine...holy words
all, will

 On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Camille Scaysbrook wrote:
> 
> Don't be afraid or daunted when people throw names at you like Barthes,
> Derrida etc. They're not evoking sacred, inescapable gods here - they're
> just touching upon people whose ideas are very similar to yours but have
> put a name (and many books of theory) to these ideas (: Thanks for keeping
> us all on our toes and reminding us what we're all here for!
> 
> Camille 
> verona_beach@geocities.com
> @ THE ARTS HOLE
> www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
> 
> 
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