The power of contestation
Subtitle: perspectives on Maurice Blanchot
By: edited by Kevin Hart and Geoffrey H. Hartman.
Contributors: Hart, Kevin, 1954-; Hartman, Geoffrey H.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Blanchot, Maurice -- Philosophy.
Description: "One of the first French intellectuals to take a systematic interest in questions of language and meaning, Maurice Blanchot (1907-2003) substantially influenced such thinkers as Deleuze, Foucault, Barthes, Levinas, and Derrida. Until recently, Blanchot's work remained largely unknown outside France, in part because of its complexity and in part because Blanchot shunned intellectual celebrity. Over the past decade, however, nearly all of Blanchot's books have been translated into English, and worldwide interest in his fiction, cultural criticism, and philosophy has increased dramatically." "Kevin Hart and Geoffrey H. Hartman bring together essays by prominent scholars from a range of disciplines to focus on Blanchot's diverse concerns: literature, art, community, politics, ethics, spirituality, and the Holocaust."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.