Writing Degree Zero
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Writing Degree Zero is a seminal 1953 work of literary theory by Roland Barthes that examines the relationship between writing style, language, and ideology in modern literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Writing Degree Zero canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of literary theory ⓘ |
| argues | impossibility of ideologically neutral writing ⓘ |
| author | Roland Barthes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes | writing as historically situated practice ⓘ |
| examines |
relationship between writing and ideology
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relationship between writing style and language ⓘ |
| field |
literary studies
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philosophy of language ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mythologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Writing Degree Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historical analysis of writing forms
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theoretical discussion of literary language ⓘ |
| inAcademicDiscipline |
French studies
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comparative literature ⓘ critical theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
literary theory
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post-structuralist criticism ⓘ structuralist criticism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
degree zero of writing
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literary style as social sign ⓘ écriture ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ideology
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language ⓘ modern literature ⓘ style ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| movement | structuralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of écriture
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concept of neutral writing ⓘ critique of bourgeois ideology in literature ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Degré zéro de l'écriture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodDiscussed | modern literature ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfContext | postwar France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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