<DIV><DIV><I>A Lover's Discourse</I>, at its 1978 publication, was revolutionary: Roland Barthes made unprecedented use of the tools of structuralism to explore the whimsical phenomenon of love. Rich with references ranging from Goethe's <I>Werther </I>to Winnicott, from Plato to Proust, from Baudelaire to Schubert, <I>A Lover's Discourse </I>artfully draws a portrait in which every reader will find echoes of themselves.<BR></DIV><BR></DIV>