Roland Barthes et al. L'analyse structurale du récit- Communications, 8. Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1981. Collection Points, 129. 2020058375 178 pages. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 4.75" x 7.25", is like new. This book reproduces issue 8 of the French journal "Communications." ‎In the 1960s, following in the footsteps of the Russian Formalists, and in particular of Propp and Jakobson, the project of a structural analysis of the narrative developed. This 1966 issue of "Communications" marked the advent of a French School to which theorists around the world would never cease to refer. There are both fundamental texts, concrete examples and‎‎ the exploration of borderline cases.‎ Contributors to this issue: R. Barthes, A. J. Greimas, C. Bremond, U. Eco, J. Gritti, V. Morin, Ch. Metz, T. Todorov, G. Genette.