Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between
photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography'
begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes
contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an
exposition of his own mind.
About The Author:
About The Author:
Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literarture and classics at
the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and
Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted
himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was professor at the Collège
de France until