„Plaisir" and „jouissance". The case of potential and textual reading of Barthes’ theory

• Authors: Kołdrzak Elżbieta
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is an attempt of the analysis and the interpretation of the categories ‘pleasure’ (Fr. plaisir) and ‘delight’ (Fr. jouissance), in the context of philosophically oriented theoretical‑literary considerations of Roland Barthes, sacrificed to the mystery of experiencing of the love. The part first, referring mainly to Barthes’ works, recognises the range of the semantic field plaisir and jouissance, as categories basic for the textual language of the outstanding theoretician. The second part introduces three examples of western cultural practices which illustrate the manner of use plaisir and jouissance as the factors of textual structures.

Keywords

EN

Roland Barthes; interpretation; theory of text; logo‑technique; thinking with body; theory of cultural practices

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. KEN w Krakowie, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii
• Journal: ARGUMENT: Biannual Philosophical Journal
• Year: 2015
• Volume: Tom: 5
• Issue: Numer: 1
• Pages: 51-58

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Kołdrzak Elżbieta

• Institute of Modern Culture, University of Lodz, Poland

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