1st Edition

Acts of Literature

Edited By Derek Attridge, Jacques Derrida Copyright 1992
470 Pages
by Routledge

472 Pages
by Routledge

472 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1992. "Acts of Literature", compiled in close association with Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida's writings on literary texts on the question of literature. The essays discuss literary figures such as Rousseau, Mallarme, Joyce, Shakespeare and Kafka. Comprising pieces spanning Derrida's career, the collection includes a substantial new interview... Read more
Introduction: Derrida and the Questioning of Literature, 1 “ This Strange Institution Called Literature” An Interview with Jacques Derrida 2 That Dangerous Supplement ...” 3 Mallarmé 4 The First Session 5 Before the Law 6 The Law of Genre 7 Ulysses Gramophone: Hear Say Yes in Joyce 8 From Psyche: Invention of the Other 9 From Signsponge 10 From Shibboleth: For Paul Celan 11 Aphorism Countertime A Selected Bibliography of Derrida’s Writing

Biography

Jacques Derrida is Director d'Etudes, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.  Derek Attridge is Professor of English at Rutger University.