How to live together : novelistic simulations of some everyday spaces / Roland Barthes ; translated by Kate Briggs.

Author/creator Barthes, Roland
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxxx, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
Philology.
Literature--History and criticism.

Uniform titleComment vivre ensemble: simulations romanesques de quelques espaces quotidiens. English
SeriesEuropean perspectives
European perspectives. ^A226071
Abstract "A series of lectures exploring solitude and the degree of contact necessary for individuals to exist and create at their own pace ... a key introduction to Barthess pedagogical methods and critical worldview. In this work, Barthes focuses on the concept of "idiorrhythmy," a productive form of living together in which one recognizes and respects the individual rhythms of the other. He explores this phenomenon through five texts that represent different living spaces and their associated ways of life: Émile Zola's Pot-Bouille, set in a Parisian apartment building; Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, which takes place in a sanatorium; André Gide's La Séquestrée de Poitiers, based on the true story of a woman confined to her bedroom; Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, about a castaway on a remote island; and Pallidius's Lausiac History, detailing the ascetic lives of the desert fathers"--Publisher's website
General note"Notes for a lecture course and seminar at Colláege de France (1976-1977)"-- T.p
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
LCCN 2012021328
ISBN9780231136167 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0231136161 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780231136174 (ebook)
ISBN023113617X (ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks B804 .B36513 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold