Literature is without proof... by Roland Barthes, a French Critic

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“Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.”

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Roland Barthes

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Name: Roland Barthes

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Nov 12, 1915

Date of Death: Mar 25, 1980

Profession: Critic

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I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

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