Death and the Labyrinth: The World of Raymond Roussel (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers Series) - Softcover

Foucault, Michel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826464351 ISBN 13: 9780826464354

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2004

Synopsis

Originally published in 1987 and unique among all his writings, Death and the Labyrinth is Michel Foucault's only work on literature. For Foucault this was "by far the book I wrote most easily and with the greatest pleasure". Here, Foucault explores theory, criticism and psychology through the texts of Raymond Roussel, one of the fathers of experimental writing, whose work has been celebrated by the likes of Cocteau, Duchamp, Breton, Robbe Grillet, Gide and Giacometti. This revised edition includes an Introduction, Chronology and Bibliography to Foucault's work by James Faubion, an interview with Foucault, conducted only nine months before his death, and concludes with an essay on Roussel by the poet John Ashbery.

About this title

About the Author

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philosopher and widely recognised as one of the most original and influential thinkers of the 20th Century.James Faubion is at Rice University, USA.Charles Ruas is the translator of Death and the Labyrinth.

Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826464351
• ISBN 13: 9780826464354
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240