Dissemination - Bloomsbury Revelations
Dissemination - Bloomsbury Revelations
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Published:
25 February, 2016
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781474243711 |
| ISBN10 | 1474243711 |
| Number Of Pages | 432 |
| Item Weight | 540 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 216 x 34 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | paperback |
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The English version of Dissemination [is] an able translation by Barbara Johnson . . . . Derrida's central contention is that language is haunted by dispersal, absence, loss, the risk of unmeaning, a risk which is starkly embodied in all writing. The distinction between philosophy and literature therefore becomes of secondary importance. Philosophy vainly attempts to control the irrecoverable dissemination of its own meaning, it strives—against the grain of language—to offer a sober revelation of truth. Literature—on the other hand—flaunts its own meretriciousness, abandons itself to the Dionysiac play of language. In Dissemination—more than any previous work—Derrida joins in the revelry, weaving a complex pattern of puns, verbal echoes and allusions, intended to 'deconstruct' both the pretension of criticism to tell the truth about literature, and the pretension of philosophy to the literature of truth. * Peter Dews, New Statesman *
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Author's Bio
Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) is one of the best known 20th century philosophers and is regarded as the founder of the Deconstruction movement. His work continues to be hugely influential across the humanities and social sciences and his impact on philosophy and literary criticism is unparalleled. He is author of Of Grammatology (1967), Positions (1972) and Writing and Difference (1967) among many others.