Deconstruction and critical theory
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Deconstruction and critical theory
Continuum, 2002
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Die Dekonstruktion : Einführung und Kritik
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Originally published: Tübingen : A. Francke Verlag, 1994
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780826459336
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This book surveys the main schools and theorists of deconstruction, establishing their philosophical roots and tracing their intellectual development. It analyses their contribution to the understanding of literature and ideology, comparing their critical value and exploring the critical reaction to deconstruction and its limitations. The text is designed for students who wish to understand how and why deconstruction has become the dominant tool of the humanities.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Aesthetic Theory, Dialectic and Deconstruction 2. Derrida, Deconstruction, Philosophy & Literary Theory 3. Paul de Mann: Rhetoric and Aporia 4. J. Hillis Miller or Criticism as Ethics 5. Geoffrey Hartman: Romantic and Nietzschean. 6. Harold Bloom: influence and misreading 7. Critique of Deconstruction Bibliography
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: pbk ISBN 9780826478948
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'Deconstruction and Critical Theory marks a new stage in the reception history of Derrida's work and in the wider philosophical debate around deconstruction. Zima's study makes a strikingly original contribution to our better understanding of deconstruction and its various philosophic sources.' Christopher Norris; Deconstruction and Critical Theory; Surveys the main schools and theorists of Deconstruction; Establishes their philosophical roots; Traces their intellectual development; Analyses their contribution to the understanding of literature and ideology; Compares their critical value; Explores the critical reaction to Deconstruction and its limitations; This is the ideal text for students who wish to understand how and why Deconstruction has become the dominant tool of the humanities.
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