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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Norris is Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff, Wales. Klappentext Deconstruction: Theory and Practice has been acclaimed as by far the most readable, concise and authoritative guide to this topic. Without oversimplifying or glossing over the challenges, Norris makes deconstruction more accessible to the reader. The volume focuses on the works of Jacques Derrida which caused this seismic shift in critical thought, as well as the work of North American critics Paul de Man, Geoffrey Hartman, J. Hillis Miller and Harold Bloom.In this third, revised edition, Norris builds on his 1991 Afterword with an entirely new Postscript, reflecting upon recent critical debate. The Postscript includes an extensive list of recommended reading, complementing what was already one of the most useful bibliographies available. Zusammenfassung While in no way oversimplifying its complexity or glossing over the challenges it presents, Norris's book sets out to make deconstruction more accessible to the open-minded reader. Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor’s preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Roots: structuralism and New Criticism, 2 Jacques Derrida: language against itself, 3 From voice to text: Derrida’s critique of philosophy, 4 Nietzsche: philosophy and deconstruction, 5 Between Marx and Nietzsche: the politics of deconstruction, 6 The American connection, 7 Conclusion: dissenting voices, Afterword (1991): further thoughts on deconstruction, postmodernism and the politics of theory, Postscript to the third (2002) edition, Notes for further reading (1982), Bibliography (including works cited), Index
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Christopher Norris is Emeritus Professor in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff. In his early career he taught English Literature, then moved to Philosophy via literary theory, and has now moved back in the direction of poetry and poetics.He has published widely on the topic of deconstruction and is the author of more than thirty books on aspects of philosophy, literature, the history of ideas,and music. More recently he has turned to writing poetry in various genres, including - unusually - that of the philosophical verse-essay. His ten collections to date include For the Tempus-Fugitives, The Matter of Rhyme, A Partial Truth, Socrates at Verse, and As Knowing Goes. This is his third collection with utopos publishing, following Hedgehogs: verse-reflections after Derrida and Damaged Life: poems after Adorno's Minima Moralia.
