Derrida and the future of literature
By: Joseph G. Kronick.
Series: SUNY series, intersections -- philosophy and critical theory
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Derrida, Jacques.; Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Politics and literature.; Democracy.
Description: "Presented here is the fullest account to date of Derrida's unconventional understanding of literature and its importance to the development of a poststructural ethics. Kronick explains why Derrida has had such a great impact upon literary studies, and at the same time, he demonstrates how different Derrida's conception of literature is from the literary critic's.

Focusing on such key topics as singularity, justice, law, aporia, and the event, this book explores the unexpected ways literature appears in Derrida's works and is tied to his major concepts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-207) and index.