Graham Allen is a lecturer in English at University College, Cork. He is the author of Intertextuality in Routledge's New Critical Idiom series and has published widely in literary theory and in the literature of the Romantic period.

'These little books are certainly helpful study guides. They are clear, concise and complete. They are ideal for undergraduates studying for exams or writing essays and for lifelong learners wanting to expand their knowledge of a given author or idea.' - Beth Lord, Times Higher Education Supplement

• Part 1 Why Barthes?; Part 2 Key Ideas; Chapter 1 Writing and Literature; Chapter 2 Critical Distance; Chapter 3 Semiology; Chapter 4 Structuralism; Chapter 5 The Death Of The Author; Chapter 6 Textuality; Chapter 7 Neutral Writing; Chapter 8 Music and Photography; Chapter 9 Camera Lucida part3 After Barthes part4 Further Reading;

Graham Allen is a lecturer in English at University College, Cork. He is the author of Intertextuality in Routledge's New Critical Idiom series and has published widely in literary theory and in the literature of the Romantic period.

'These little books are certainly helpful study guides. They are clear, concise and complete. They are ideal for undergraduates studying for exams or writing essays and for lifelong learners wanting to expand their knowledge of a given author or idea.' - Beth Lord, Times Higher Education Supplement

• Part 1 Why Barthes?; Part 2 Key Ideas; Chapter 1 Writing and Literature; Chapter 2 Critical Distance; Chapter 3 Semiology; Chapter 4 Structuralism; Chapter 5 The Death Of The Author; Chapter 6 Textuality; Chapter 7 Neutral Writing; Chapter 8 Music and Photography; Chapter 9 Camera Lucida part3 After Barthes part4 Further Reading;