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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers studying literary theory and cultural studies and concerned with the structuralist turn
- Researchers seeking to understand Roland Barthes's concept of the text and reading methods
- Deep readers willing to read theory slowly, take notes, and revisit repeatedly
- Humanities students interested in narratology, semiotics, and textual playfulness
Not a good fit for
- Ordinary literary readers who want only complete plots and clear conclusions
- Readers lacking patience for theoretical reading and seeking quick key points
- Those who take S/Z as a simple primer on structuralism
Reading tips
- Read the introduction or translator's preface first to grasp the thread of the shift from structuralism to post-structuralism, then enter the main text.
- Prepare paper and pen to mark Barthes's manner of decomposition and encoding, and note your own questions as you read.
- Do not try to finish it in one sitting; proceed section by section, and after each section review how it dismantles the concept of the "work."
- After finishing, restate in your own words the difference between "work" and "text" to test whether you truly understand its turning point.
About the publisher
Shanghai People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher whose list focuses on academic monographs and general-interest titles in philosophy, social sciences, politics and law, economics and management, and history. Among its books are Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties History in the Chinese Dynastic History series; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in foreign literature; the Wenjing Classical Translation Illustrated Edition of The Complete Greek Tragedies of Euripides; and works of social theory such as Max Weber's Economy and Society and Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments. Its authors include Wang Zhongluo, J.R.R. Tolkien, Luo Niansheng, and Zhou Zuoren.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 写下阅读
- 一、评估
- 二、解释
- 三、含蓄意指：反对意见
- 四、虽如此，还是赞成含蓄意指
- 五、阅读，遗忘
- 六、步步渐进
- 七、星形裂开的文
- 八、碎散的文
- 九、阅读多少遍？
- 十、萨拉辛
- 十一、五种符码
- 十二、声音的编织
- 十三、引逗
- 十四、对照Ⅰ：增补
- 十五、完美的乐谱
- 十六、美
- 十七、阉割阵营
- 十八、阉歌手的后代
- 十九、标志，符号，钱财
- 二十、声音的叠化过程
- 二十一、反讽，戏拟
- 二十二、自然之极的情节
- 二十三、模型源自绘画
- 二十四、转换当游戏玩
- 二十五、肖像描绘
- 二十六、所指与真相
- 二十七、对照Ⅱ：婚礼
- 二十八、人物与形象
- 二十九、雪花石膏灯
- 三十、过与不及
- 三十一、受扰的摹写
- 三十二、拖延
- 三十三、和/或
- 三十四、意义的絮咿
- 三十五、真实，可实行
- 三十六、折叠，展开
- 三十七、阐释句子
- 三十八、契约-叙事
- 三十九、这不是“文的解析”
- 四十、主题学的诞生
- 四十一、专有名称
- 四十二、分类的符码
- 四十三、文体转换
- 四十四、历史人物
- 四十五、贬低
- 四十六、面面俱到
- 四十七、S/Z
- 四十八、尚未正式表述的谜
- 四十九、嗓音
- 五十、重装的身体
- 五十一、夸示
- 五十二、杰作
- 五十三、委婉说法
- 五十四、洞见奥赜，精骛八极
- 五十五、语言作自然力用
- 五十六、树状结构
- 五十七、趋向目标的线路
- 五十八、故事的利益
- 五十九、三类相纠合的符码
- 六十、话语的决疑法
- 六十一、自我陶醉的证据
- 六十二、含混Ⅰ：双重理解
- 六十三、心理学的证据
- 六十四、读者的声音
- 六十五、“争吵”
- 六十六、能引人阅读者Ⅰ：“万殊一辙”
- 六十七、狂欢如何创造出来
- 六十八、编织物
- 六十九、含混Ⅱ：换喻的假象
- 七十、受阉割和阉割
- 七十一、再追溯回去的吻
- 七十二、审美的证据
- 七十三、所指作结论用
- 七十四、意义的控制
- 七十五、爱的表白
- 七十六、人物和话语
- 七十七、能引人阅读者Ⅱ：被决定物／决定物
- 七十八、死于无知
- 七十九、阉割之前
- 八十、结局和揭露过程
- 八十一、个人的声音
- 八十二、级进滑奏
- 八十三、广泛流播的传染病
- 八十四、文学的充满
- 八十五、遭打断的摹写
- 八十六、经验的声音
- 八十七、科学的声音
- 八十八、自雕塑至油画
- 八十九、真相的声音
- 九十、巴尔扎克式的文
- 九十一、变更
- 九十二、三处入口
- 九十三、沉思的文
- 附录Ⅰ 萨拉辛
- 附录Ⅱ 情节序列
- 附录Ⅲ 所思内容综览
- 巴塔耶对《萨拉辛》的引证
- 中译本概念索引
- 中译本人名索引
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About the author
Roland Barthes is a prominent French literary theorist and critic, though details of his life are limited in the materials available on this site. Judging from the five works collected here—Mythologies (new complete translation), A Lover's Discourse, The Pleasure of the Text, S/Z, and Criticism and Truth—his writing spans literary appreciation and Western philosophy. Barthes often begins with everyday cultural phenomena, linguistic structures, and reading experiences, dismantling seemingly natural sign systems in a style that combines theoretical sharpness with essayistic sensitivity. He focuses on the multiplicity of the text, the reader's position, and the limits of criticism itself—themes that have influenced literary studies and broader humanistic thought. His arguments frequently unfold in fragments, entries, or discursive notes, breaking away from the framework of systematic treatises and making his work both approachable and challenging.
Tu Youxiang is a Chinese book author about whom limited public information is available. Two of his works are currently included in the library, with The Pleasure of the Text (Wen zhi Yue) and S.Z as his representative titles. Judging from how these works are classified, his writing is often placed under Western philosophy, suggesting an interest in Western thought and the interpretation of texts. Based on the available information, Tu's work tends toward exposition and translation-oriented writing centered on classic texts, with prose that values conceptual accuracy and concision rather than the recounting of personal experience. Because no reliable records of his biography, education, or positions have been found, no inferences are made here. The two titles, The Pleasure of the Text and S.Z, are the main entry points for readers to understand his writing, and they give his work continued readership and citation within the category of Western philosophy. For researchers, Tu's significance lies chiefly in his Chinese presentation and interpretation of Western texts, and his influence is mainly visible through these two works among the relevant readership.
