There’s a difference between passive consumption and active reading. Image by Marcus Quigmire

Roland Barthes: From Work to Text — Explained

Author: Lesley Lanir

How do you approach reading? Do you passively consume the words on the page or screen in front of you, or do you interact with the writing? Linguist Roland Barthes had something to say on our conception of written language.

Who is Roland Barthes?