Philosophy beside itself : on deconstruction and modernism / Stephen W. Melville ; foreword by Donald Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melville, Stephen W.

Series:

Theory and history of literature ; v. 27.

Theory and history of literature ; v. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deconstruction.

Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Literature.

Modernism (Literature).

Literature--Philosophy.

Derrida, Jacques.

De Man, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 188 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophy Beside Itself was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The writings of French philosopher Jacques Derrida have been the single most powerful influence on critical theory and practice in the United States over the past decade. But with few exceptions American philosophers have taken little or no interest in Derrida's work, and the task of reception, translation, and commentary has been left to literary criti

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. On Modernism; 2. A Context for Derrida; 3. Psychoanalysis and Deconstruction; 4. Paul de Man: The Time of Criticism; 5. Psychoanalysis, Criticism, Self-Criticism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8230-5

OCLC:

171126482

Publisher Number:

9780816614370