The double life of Paul de Man /
Barish, Evelyn,1935-
Describes the life of the Yale University professor behind the deconstruction movement, who at the time of his death was one of the most influential literary critics in America but was later revealed to be a Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-517) and index.
The butcher's boy -- Kalmthout : the rules of the game -- Paul and his teachers -- Le rouge et le noir -- Madeleine's death -- "My father, Henri de Man" -- A broken rudder -- University : taking sides -- The Didier circle : servants to power -- Anne -- Exodus -- Paul collaborates -- "The Jews in present-day literature" -- The young wolf -- Drinking from three spouts -- The boulevard had two sides -- Icarus falls -- Hiding in plain sight -- Hermès -- The palace of justice -- Despair, rage, and the pursuit of shadows -- "Books are the keys to magic kingdoms" -- The radical gentry -- Making friends -- Recommended by Mary -- Finding Pat -- Bard -- "Lies, and lies, and lies" -- Bad weather -- Boston -- Prince in exile -- Denounced -- Return to Europe -- Heidegger : a place to stand -- "Excusez le jargon" -- The mirror -- Mending the net.
Describes the life of the Yale University professor behind the deconstruction movement, who at the time of his death was one of the most influential literary critics in America but was later revealed to be a Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite.
De Man, Paul.
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