Deconstruction - Derrida |
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Author:
| Wolfreys, Julian |
Series title: | Transitions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-333-68777-2 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $42.95 |
Book Description:
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Deconstruction - Derrida contests the notion that what Jacques Derrida does can be turned into a theory for literary interpretation. It also questions the idea that there is a critical methodology called deconstruction which can be applied to literary texts in a programmatic fashion. In this introductory study to the work of Jacques Derrida, Julian Wolfreys introduces the reader to a range of Derrida's interests and concerns, while offering readings, informed by Derrida's...
More Description Deconstruction - Derrida contests the notion that what Jacques Derrida does can be turned into a theory for literary interpretation. It also questions the idea that there is a critical methodology called deconstruction which can be applied to literary texts in a programmatic fashion. In this introductory study to the work of Jacques Derrida, Julian Wolfreys introduces the reader to a range of Derrida's interests and concerns, while offering readings, informed by Derrida's thought, of canonical and less well-known literary works.