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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815704603321

Autore

Zima P. V.

Titolo

Deconstruction and critical theory / Peter V. Zima ; translated by Rainer Emig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2002

ISBN

9780826459331

1-4725-4620-2

1-281-29200-1

9786611292003

1-84714-038-6

Edizione

[English edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

149

Soggetti

Deconstruction

Criticism - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-224) and index

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Aesthetic Theory, Dialectic and Deconstruction; 2 Derrida: Deconstruction, Philosophy and Literary Theory; 3 Paul de Man: 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; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

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. 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, University of Wales at Cardiff.



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