Is not the most erotic part of the body wherever the clothing affords a glimpse?
Roland BarthesRead
The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that our thoughts and ideas are interconnected and shaped by various cultural influences.
Roland Barthes implies that all our ideas and expressions are not born in isolation but instead emerge from a complex web of cultural references and quotations. This highlights the importance of understanding the broader cultural context in which we think, communicate, and create, thereby revealing the intricate nature of how knowledge and creativity are inherently collaborative.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture about literature, one might quote Barthes to emphasize the interconnectedness of texts.
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The gesture of the amorous embrace seems to fulfill, for a time, the subject's dream of total union with the loved being: The longing for consummation with the other.
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