The Invention of Deconstruction

Currie, M.

Why did deconstruction emerge when it did? Why did commentators in literary studies seem to need to look back on it from the earliest moments of its emergence? This book argues that the invention of deconstruction was spread across several decades, conducted by many people, and focused on its two central figures, Jacques Derrida and Paul de Man.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-05-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137307026

DOI: 10.1057/9781137307033

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 252