''Criticism and Truth'' () is a 1966 work by
Roland Barthes
Roland Gérard Barthes (; ; 12 November 1915 – 25 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popu ...
, first translated into English in 1987.
The book is a response to
Raymond Picard's criticism of Barthes' earlier 1963 work, ''Sur
Racine''. The feud between Barthes and Picard is credited with spreading Barthes' name outside France.
References
Books by Roland Barthes
1966 non-fiction books
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