The Lyotard reader and guide / edited by Keith Crome and James Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crome, Keith, Author.

Contributor:

Crome, Keith, 1965- editor.

Williams, James, 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lyotard, Jean-François, 1924-1998.

Lyotard, Jean-François.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 360 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2006]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The first comprehensive anthology of Jean-François Lyotard's writings together with a critical guide.The Lyotard Reader and Guide is designed as a one-stop companion to his thought. It covers the full range of Lyotard's work, from beginning to end, through his three main books (Discours, figure, Libidinal Economy and The Differend) and up to his influential essays in The Inhuman and Postmodern Fables.The readings are organised in sections on philosophy, politics, art and literature for ease of use. Detailed introductions to each section explain Lyotard's key ideas and raise criticisms, providing a clear critical introduction to Lyotard and his works. As a sourcebook and guide the book will be indispensable for the subjects touched by Lyotard's ground-breaking conceptual innovations and ideas, notably, philosophy, critical theory, literature, art and politics.Key Features:The most up-to-date and comprehensive volume availableIncludes the most important as well as less well known texts and newly translated workCarefully selected and presented by leading Lyotard scholarsBroad coverage in sections covering Philosophy, Literature, Politics and ArtFull explanatory introductions to each section as well as a General Introduction provide a critical guide to Lyotard's work

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Translators

Abbreviations

Introduction

I Philosophy

II Literature

III Politics

IV Art

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474465960

147446596X