Barthes, Roland Syllabification: (Barthes, Roland)Pronunciation: /bärt/Definition of Barthes, Roland (1915–80), French writer and critic. He was a leading exponent of structuralism and semiology in literary criticism. Notable works: On Racine (1963), Mythologies (1957), and Elements of Semiology (1964). Barthes, Roland in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Barthes, Roland in the British & World English dictionary
