The Cambridge introduction to Jacques Derrida / Leslie Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Leslie, 1949- author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to literature.

Cambridge introductions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Derrida, Jacques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 140 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few thinkers of the latter half of the twentieth century have so profoundly and radically transformed our understanding of writing and literature as Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). Derridian deconstruction remains one of the most powerful intellectual movements of the present century, and Derrida's own innovative writings on literature and philosophy are crucially relevant for any understanding of the future of literature and literary criticism today. Derrida's own manner of writing is complex and challenging and has often been misrepresented or misunderstood. In this book, Leslie Hill provides an accessible introduction to Derrida's writings on literature which presupposes no prior knowledge of Derrida's work. He explores in detail Derrida's relationship to literary theory and criticism, and offers close readings of some of Derrida's best known essays. This introduction will help those coming to Derrida's work for the first time, and suggests further directions to take in studying this hugely influential thinker.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Life; Chapter 2 Contexts; Chapter 3 Work; Chapter 4 Reception and further reading; Notes; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-137) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17840-1

1-283-32986-7

9786613329868

1-139-13437-X

0-511-61935-9

1-139-12932-5

1-139-13201-6

0-511-50409-8

0-511-50623-6

OCLC:

437110115