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‘Le plaisir du texte, c’est le moment où mon corps va suivre ses propres idées – car mon corps n’a pas les mêmes idées que moi.’ Discuss in relation to Le Plaisir du texte. Essay Plan INTRO •

Barthes’s fragmentary and almost uncategorisable work Le Plaisir du Texte discusses a more bodily and individual response to writing • The work discusses how texts can have effects of plaisir or jouissance on its reader or writer • Barthes does not conflate the two but alludes to a fact that the share many roles - the reader helps right the text, the text is always in flux •I nt el l ect uall anguagehadel i mi nat ednot i onsofbl i ssandenj oyment •I ti si mposs i bl et ol ookatt het heor yoft extwi t houti tbecomi ngas y s t em wi t hacent r al meani ng. Thi scanbedecent r edbymov i ngi ti nt ot her eal m ofpl easur e,t hebody . •Er ot i c,bodi l y ,model f orr eadi ng.Ther eader ’ sbodi l yr es ponse. •Thewor kal s or epr esent sat r ans f or mat i oni nt hei deaoft hes el f ,l e‘ moi ’ •Youbodybecomest hemoi aswel l •Ungarquot esNi et zs c he-“ Yousay“ I ”andy ouar epr oudoft hi swor d.Butgr eat ert hant hi s-al t houghy ouwi l l notbel i ev ei ni t-i sy ourbody ,whi c hdoesnots ay“ I ”butper f or ms“ I ” .Thus Spok eZar at hust r a •Page55 •Wewi l l anal y seBar t hes ’ sv i ewsont hebody ,i t sr el at i ont ol i t er at ur eandhowpl eas ur e/ bl i s shasa pr of oundeffectont hebody

Barthes and the Body • Le plaisir du texte is centred around a discussion of the body. What is our body’s relationship to our self/how is it affected by literature •Bar t hesnot i onoft hebody-t hes el fasbei ngundi v i ded.Nol ongerbodyandsoul / mi ndbutone bodyofdesi r e.Cont r ol l edbyt heunc onsc i ous •Pos t st r uc t ur al i s m:decons t r uc t i onoft henot i onoft hehumansubj ect •Bar t heshasmov edawayf r om as ys t emi cmodel ofl anguageandr eadi ng.Pl easur eoft heTexti s bodi l y ,emot i onal ,pl easur efil l ed •Er ot i c,bodi l y ,model f orr eadi ng.Ther eader ’ sbodi l yr es ponse. •Mov eawayf r om ananat omi cal ,s ci ent i ficv i ewoft hebody-l ookatt heer ot i cbody .Theuncons ci ousar eaoff eel i ng,pl easur e,ar ous al •“ Mai snousav onsauss iuncor psdej oui ss ancef ai tuni quementder el at i onsér ot i ques ,s ans auc unr appor tav ecl epr emi er ”26.Asopposedt oagr ammat i caloranat omi cal vi s i onoft he body •“ l epl ai si rv er bal suffoqueetbasc ul edansl aj oui ss ance”16-body •Bar t hes ’ si sdi s c uss i ngt hehumanbody-butl i k enst heer ot i chumanbodyt ot heText .Tex tasi ndi vi dual ,i nflux ,const ant l yc hangi nganddev el opi ngi nr el at i ont oi t sr eaderandwr i t er-si mi l art o ahumanbody .“ Let ex t eaunef or mehumai ne”26 •Webui l dal i nkwi t ht het ext-bodyt obody •Bar t hes ’ sus eofbody :t hes el fi sundi v i ded.Nol ongerbodyandmi ndors oul >i ti st hei nt i mat e s el f( 57Ri bi èr e)

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Before looking at Barthes’s embodied way of reading, effect of it on the body - must analyse his two ways of reader

Pleasure/Bliss •

Barthes’s has developed two different ways of interacting with the text

•Twodi s t i nct i onsar esetouti nt hewor k-pl ai s i randj oui s sanc e( pl eas ur eandbl i s s/ or gas m)whi c h ar eass oci at edwi t ht wodi ffer entt y pesoft ext : •Reader l y-pl easur easr eaderr emai nsi nsubj ectposi t i on •Wr i t er l y-bl i ssasr eaderi sr emov edf r om t hi sposi t i onsast ex texpl odesl i t er ar ycodes( can al sobepl eas ur e) •Pl easur ei sneut r al -i ti sout s i dei nt el l ect ualorl i t er ar yanal y s i soft ext •Pl easur ei sl i nk edmor et ool dert ex t edwi t hi nourcul t ur alcanon-s har edsoci al v al ue •Bl i s sex pl odest hi s .Bl i ss / ecs t as y/ or gas mi sacompl et el yper s onalappr oac ht or eadi ng •“ L ’ éc r i t ur ees tceci :l asc i enc edesj oui s sancesdul angage,sonkamas ut r a”13-bodi l ys ci enc e. •J oui s sanceasor gas m p. 37.Thi swor l dandt hepl easur e/ bl i ssnat ur ei sc hosenspec i fi cal l yby Bar t hesf ori t sdoubl emeani ng,ambi guous ,sex ual .“ j oui ss anc epr écoce,r et ar dée,émue”37 •Pl easur ei sl i nk edt ocomf or t abl er eadi ng,doesnotbr eakf r om cul t ur e.Bl i ssi sl i nk edt oanew s t at eofdi s comf or t ,uns et t l i ngt her eader sex pect at i onsandass umpt i ons .Cr eat esc r i s i si nr el at i ont ol anguage •Thes et ost at esofr eadi ngar ei nher ent l yopposedbutf orBar t hest her eaderi scont r adi ct or y .Enj oy i ngt hecomf or t sofpl easur ebutal soseek i ngt opusht hatf ur t herandl os ei t •Thei deaoft hehumans ubj ecti sc hangi ng,haschanged,i npos t s t r uct ur al i s m.Nol ongert he c ent r eofmeani ngandt hought .Thesubj ecti sconst r uct edbyl anguage.Thesour ceofmeani ng i snothumansubj ectbutl anguagewor ki ngt hr oughi t •“ l epl ai si res tdi c i bl e,l aj oui s sanc enel ’ estpas ”31-embodi mentofbl i ss •

Bliss and the body •Bl i s si sal os sofsubj ect hood.Remov al ofr eader / wr i t er ,s ubj ect / obj ec tr el at i onshi pasi ti senv el opedi nt ot het ext .Bl i ssi sl oss ,notunder s t andi ng •Er ot i c,bodi l y ,model f orr eadi ng.Ther eader ’ sbodi l yr es ponse. •J oui s sancei s“ i ndi v i dualandunpr edi ct abl e”Lav er s205 •J oui s sancei sper s onal ,bodi l y .I ti sdi ffer entt oourr at i onal r eac t i ont ot ext . •PT“ t outsej oue,t outsej oui tdansl apr emi èr ev ue”71j oui ss anceas“ pr éc oce”i ti suncont r ol l abl e •Yourbody’ sr eact i on. •The“ j e” ,t hesel fi sdi ffer ent •At t ack sy ourcons ci ence,j ogs/ spl i t si t •“ t el unbouchonsurl av ague,j er est ei mmobi l e,pi v ot antsurl aj oui s sancei nt r ai t abl equimel i eau t ext e( aumonde) . ”28-bodyf ol l owi ngowni deas,c r eat i ngi t sownl i nk st ot het ex t •Thi smomentofbl i s swhent hebodyoft extandt hehumanbody ,meet ,i sj ogged,meani ngi s l oss .Yourbody’ sr eact i oni suncont r ol l abl e •“ Let ex t emec hoi s i t ,part out eunedi s posi t i v ed’ éc r ansi nvi s i bl es,dechi acanessél ec t i v es:l ev oc abul ai r e,l esr éf ér enc es ,l al i si bi l i t éet c . ”39 •“ Let ex t edej oui ss ancen’ estj amai sc el ui quir ac ont eunej oui s sanc e.Lepl ai s i rdel ar epr és ent at i onn’ espasl i éàsonobj et …”74-i thappenswi t hi ny ou.Youar enott ol dbuty ourbodyr eac t s… “ s ui v r es espr opr esi dées ”

Whatt extcausesbl i ss •Per v er s i on:t heal t er at i onofs omet hi ngf r om i t sor i gi nalcour se,meani ng,orst at et oadi st or t i on orcor r upt i onofwhatwasfi r sti nt ended.Thi si sanel ementi nt hec r eat i onofamomentofj oui ss ance.Des t r uct i onoft ex t ,momentofl oss ,di sc omf or t •“ Qu’ es t c equel asi gni fi ance ?C’ estl esensencequ’ i les tpr odui ts ensuel l ement . ”82 •Si gni fi cat i on:denot edmeani ng,ev er y daycommuni cat i on •Si gni fi ance:connot edmeani ng( const r uc t i onoft hesel fi nt het ex t )-connot at i onsofas i gni fieri n r el at i ont oot her s .t exti nfluxRi bi èr e54 •“ c ’ estàl ’ i nt ér i eurdel al anguequel al anguedoi têt r ecombat t ue,dév oy ée:nonparl emes s age dontel l ees tl ’ i nst r ument ,mai sparl ej eudesmot sdontel l ees tl et héât r e. ”Lecon17 •Whendi s cus si ngt ext sofpl ai si r / j oui ss ance-t hi saffect sbot hwr i t erandr eader .I nf actt hi sr el at i ons hi pnol ongerwor k st hatway .Thet exti sanongoi ngpr oc essc r eat edbet weenbot h.Tr ue wr i t er l yt extpr ovi desbl i s s-r eaderi sr emov edf r om subj ectposi t i on •“ l esmot snes ontpl usconç usi l l us oi r ementcommedesi mpl esi nst r ument s,i l ss ontl anc és c ommedespr oj ect i ons ,desexpl os i ons ,desvi br at i ons ,desmac hi ner i es ,dessav eur s :l ’ écr i t ur e f ai tdus av oi runef êt e. ”Leç on20

CONCLUSI ON

•“ Let ex t ees t( dev r ai têt r e)cet t eper sonnedési nv ol t equi mont r esonder r i èr eauPér ePol i t i que” 71...