@battlebootsnike@ys1474202291704@aolinyijiang Other than Zero Assoc, previous works of PM were translated by a teamed lead by “ro”. Who is notorious for inaccurately translating things. Recently, Zero Assoc changed a translation for consistency sake and sparked discussion for other older, wrong translations that’s popular.
Barthes also proposed two influential theories:
The Death of the Author: meaning comes from readers, not the author.
Writing Degree Zero: a neutral style free from personal expression and ideology.
And The Stranger is a perfect example of both.
OK, let's go——
The keywords this time are very interesting.
Studium and Punctum are concepts from Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida. Studium means understanding what a photo represents, while Punctum is the detail that suddenly touches or pierces the viewer emotionally.