Roland Barthes
- 1915-1980
Roland Barthes is a French philosopher, literary theorist, and semiotician. He is best known for his cultural analysis and the influential concept of the "death of the author." Barthes's works - such as Mythologies and S/Z - played a key role in the development of structuralism and post-structuralism. His ideas on language, text, and authorship have had a lasting impact on modern literary criticism.
