Paul De Man

Informationen zum Autor Martin McQuillan is lecturer at the University of Leeds. He is the editor of Routledge's Narrative Reader and co-author of Deconstructing Disney . Klappentext Paul de Man is to many a driving force behind the critical movement of deconstruction. To others, he is a scandalous figure, due to the recent exposure of his involvement with the collaborationist press in Second World War Belgium. Whatever the truth about de Man, his work is essential reading. This guide offers a way in to the full range of his work, from the critical essays to the wartime journalism. Martin McQuillan explores and contextualises such crucial ideas as: literary language and critical misreading deconstruction and the impossible autobiography and disfiguration aesthetic ideology. For those seeking a wide-ranging, non-partisan introduction to Paul de Man, this is the book to choose. Zusammenfassung This book explains why De Man is such an important voice, detailing his critical position, exploring his intellectual and historical contexts, tracing the influence of his work and enabling readers to undertake independent study of his criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Why de Man? The Yale School. Allegories of Reading. Blindness and Insight. The resistance to theory. Romaniticisn. Memoirs. After de Man.

Product details

• Authors: M. McQuillan, Martin McQuillan, MCQUILLAN MARTIN, Martin McQuillian, Martin (University of Leeds Mcquillian, McQuillian Martin
• Assisted by: Robert Eaglestone (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2001
• EAN: 9780415215121
• ISBN: 978-0-415-21512-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers (H; Routledge Critical Thinkers; Routledge Critical Thinkers (H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Political science & theory, Literary theory, Political science and theory