Barthesian

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of the theories of Roland Barthes.

    "At their most de-humanizing, the Barthesians see authors as repeating something that has been done before, so that they are rather characterless."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist, philosopher, linguist, critic, and semiotician who influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, anthropology and poststructuralism.

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"At their most de-humanizing, the Barthesians see authors as repeating something that has been done before, so that they are rather characterless."

Etymology

Calque of French barthésien or Barthes + -ian.

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