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Mythologies

by Roland Barthes, Annette Lavers

This collection of semiotic essays analyses the myths of mass culture, decoding the signs and symbols embedded in everyday subjects such as wrestling, films, plastic and cars to reveal their hidden meanings and ideologies.

Accession 2863 ISBN 9780099529750 Publisher Vintage Books
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