![]() This technique can come across as both relentless and stream-of-consciousness, but in such powerful hands, there can be no doubt as to its effectiveness. The book is comprised of a number of “fragments”, each a sketch of a particular experience from the point of view of the lover-protagonist – say, the blissful feeling of lying in the arms of a loved one, or the anxiety and seeming suspension of time that accompanies the wait for a lover’s phone call.Īfter each scene is constructed, Barthes subjects it to a battery of intense deconstructions, bouncing between philosophical, psychological and linguistic perspectives to mine each for insight. ![]() In A Lover’s Discourse he seeks to provide readers with ways that they can reflect upon and analyse their own experiences, and so learn to love better.Īs a forerunner of post-structuralism, Barthes approach to this task is rather unique. ![]() If mistreated, however, love can become a source of intense psychological pain, the cause of suicide, or of wounds so deep that it may leave one permanently disfigured.Īs the Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hahn once put it: to love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.īarthes goal, therefore, is to make love utterable and intelligible once more. The stakes are particularly high: when tended properly, love can blossom into a deep and lasting contentment, or become a source of inexhaustible energy and inspiration. This should concern us as, without a system with which to analyse and interpret amorous experience, we are left to practice an unhealthy and unreflective form of love, which can do immense damage to all the parties involved. In the slim volume of A Lover’s Discourse, French philosopher and literary critic Roland Barthes attempts to deconstruct one of the most powerful of human experiences: that of falling in love.īarthes claims that modern society lacks a language with which to discuss love – a notable change from times past in which it was the sexual, rather than the emotional aspects of love that were considered taboo. Lifeline’s Crisis Support can be reached at 13 11 14. BeyondBlue’s Support Service can be reached on 1300 22 4636. ![]() Trigger warning: This review, as well as the book itself, discusses suicide. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.Lachlan R Dale slipped back into the harsh embrace of his 40-year-old beau, A Lover’s Discourse, to relearn the benefits and detriments of searing love. The RBI clarified that the symbol is an identifier that it is a replaced/reprinted banknote. ''A banknote with a star (*) symbol is identical to any other legal banknote, except that in the number panel a star (*) symbol is added between the prefix and the serial number,'' it said. In a statement, the central bank said it has come to the notice of the RBI that the validity of banknotes with this symbol present on the number panel has recently been the subject of discussions on some social media platforms. The symbol is inserted in the number panel of a banknote that is used as replacement for defectively printed notes in a packet of 100 pieces of serially numbered banknotes, the RBI said. PTI | Mumbai | Updated: 27-07-2023 17:38 IST | Created: 27-07-2023 16:58 IST Representative Image Image Credit: ANIĪ currency note with a star (*) symbol is identical to any other legal banknote, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday allaying concerns on the validity of such notes.
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