Toward the Postmodern - Softcover

Lyotard, Jean Franci

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0391038907 ISBN 13: 9780391038905

Publisher: Humanities Press Intl Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Toward the Postmodern contains thirteen of Jean-Francois Lyotard's most representative essays on literature, aesthetics, and the psycho-political dimensions of discourse. These compelling essays, selected in consultation with the author and arranged chronologically, give a clear view of Lyotard's trajectory over the past three decades. They will enable Lyotard's English-speaking audience to comprehend the range of his principal preoccupations both before and after his engagement with the debate over the postmodern, and also to appreciate the polemical vigor of his aesthetic critique.
Toward the Postmodern contains several previously untranslated essays and two unpublished recent studies. Edited with a perceptive introduction, a comprehensive current bibliography, and a thorough index, this volume will be an invaluable tool for both students and researchers.

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Review:

"Courageous explorations into literature." -- Literature and Theology

"Important sampling of 13 studies by Lyotard." -- International Studies in Philosophy

About this edition

• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0391038907
• ISBN 13: 9780391038905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280