{"product_id":"roland-barthes-lecon","title":"Roland Barthes \/\/ Leçon","description":"\u003cp\u003eInscribed First Edition                                                                                                         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.10 x 5.5 in (205 X 138 mm). 1 vol. of 43 pages [3] p.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegular trade issue after a deluxe edition of 55 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInscribed by Barthes: “pour Tom Bishop avec beaucoup d’amitié Roland Barthes” (“ to Tom Bishop, with much affection Roland Barthes”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBishop (1929-2022) was the Florence Lacaze Gould Professor of French Literature at New York University, former Director of the Center for French Civilization and Culture and former long-held Chair of the French Department. He spent 63 years teaching at NYU – the longest tenure of any professor at the University – and served as a “cultural ambassador” between France and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wrote extensively on the work of pivotal figures of the French Avant- Garde and modern culture, such as Samuel Beckett, Sartre, Camus, etc. and received numerous honors during his career, including the highest honors of the French Republic – notably, the Légion d’Honneur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe and Barthes exchanged correspondence in 1978-1979 after an invitation extended to Barthes to give a lecture at NYU. Bishop edited the 2003 book “Remembering Roland Barthes... 20 Years Later”, published by NYU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal wrappers, stain to bottom of spine and rear, and the inside front cover; good + condition otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeçon is the inaugural lecture delivered by Barthes at the Collège de France on January 7, 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Livres Dalleau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54858459119900,"sku":"846","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/6789\/9676\/files\/Barthes_lecon.jpg?v=1793979866","url":"https:\/\/livresdalleau.com\/products\/roland-barthes-lecon","provider":"Livres Dalleau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}