A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments

The book by French philosopher and semiotician Roland Barthes is a unique study of the language of love and the discourse of the person in love. The author analyzes various states of being in love through the lens of linguistics and philosophy, examining fragments of speech characteristic of a person overwhelmed by amorous feeling. The work is structured as a kind of dictionary-encyclopedia of romantic experiences, where each fragment reveals a specific aspect of the discourse of love.