On Deconstruction : Theory and Criticism after Structuralism

Jonathan Culler

ISBN 10: 1501746502 / ISBN 13: 9781501746505

Published by Cornell University Press Jan 2008, 2008

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Neuware - Includes new preface and additional bibliographical references.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Deconstruction : Theory and Criticism after Structuralism
• Publisher: Cornell University Press Jan 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501746502
• ISBN 13: 9781501746505
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 28D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 907 grams

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Synopsis

With an emphasis on readers and reading, Jonathan Culler considered deconstruction in terms of the questions raised by psychoanalytic, feminist, and reader-response criticism. On Deconstruction is both an authoritative synthesis of Derrida's thought and an analysis of the often-problematic relation between his philosophical writings and the work of literary critics. Culler's book is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in understanding modern critical thought. This edition marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first publication of this landmark work and includes a new preface by the author that surveys deconstruction's history since the 1980s and assesses its place within cultural theory today.

About the Author

Jonathan Culler is Class of 1916 Professor of English at Cornell University. He is the author of many books, including On Deconstruction: Theory and Criticism after Structuralism and The Pursuit of Signs: Semiotics, Literature, Deconstruction, both from Cornell University Press, and Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction.