Marco Mondino

A recognition of Roland Barthes’ first Italian editions is the occasion to reconstruct his editorial story paying attention to the change of editors, series, covers and formats. The slides we show in this catalogue are not meant to be read just like a simple legend reconstruction, in chronological order, but it’s an invitation to read again Barthes’ textual work reception in Italy starting from the editorial frame where it ranks. … ROLAND BARTHES // HINTS OF AN ITALIAN EDITORIAL HISTORY*