Also translated as Balthes. (1915.11.12, Cherbourg, France - 1980.3.26, Paris) French social critic and literary critic. His early works elaborated on the arbitrariness of language structure and provided similar analysis of some phenomena of popular culture. Basic introduction Chinese name: Barthes Date of birth: 1915 Date of death: 1980 Occupation: French social critic and literary critic Character introduction, famous quotes, character introduction Barthes, Roland (Gerard) in "Mythology" (1957) The book analyzes popular culture. "On Racine" (1963) caused a sensation in the French literary world, making him a figure who dared to compete with academic authority. His later works on semiotics included the more radical "S/Z" (1970), "Empire of Signs" (1970), a study of Japan, and other important works that brought his theory to widespread attention in the 1970s. , and helped establish structuralism as a leading cultural and academic movement in the 20th century. In 1976, he served as chair professor of literary semiotics at the Collège de France, becoming the first scholar to hold this chair. Quotes A writer's various possible writings are established under the pressure of history and tradition.