A Derrida Reader

Jacques Derrida

ISBN 10: 0231066597 / ISBN 13: 9780231066594

Published by Columbia University Press, US, 1991

About this Item

Jacques Derrida is one of the most prolific and influential contemporary French intellectuals. Twenty-two essays and excerpts from Derrida's writings over the last twenty-five years are gathered in this accessible introduction, A Derrida Reader. The book's five sections are carefully introduced by the editor, and each selection of Derrida's work is presented succinctly in context. A general introduction to the volume by Peggy Kamuf provides an original interpretation and overview of Derrida's work and philosophy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Derrida Reader
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, US
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231066597
• ISBN 13: 9780231066594
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Jacques Derrida is one of the most prolific and influential contemporary French intellectuals. Twenty-two essays and excerpts from Derrida's writings over the last twenty-five years are gathered in this accessible introduction, A Derrida Reader. The book's five sections are carefully introduced by the editor, and each selection of Derrida's work is presented succinctly in context. A general introduction to the volume by Peggy Kamuf provides an original interpretation and overview of Derrida's work and philosophy.

About the Author

Peggy Kamuf is professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Southern California.