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- On Deconstruction: Theory and Criticism after Structuralism
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Cornell University Press
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With an emphasis on readers and reading, Jonathan Culler considered deconstruction in terms of the questions raised by psychoanalytic, feminist, and reader-response criticism. On Deconstruction is both an authoritative synthesis of Derrida's thought and an analysis of the often-problematic relation between his philosophical writings and the work of literary critics. Culler's book is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in understanding modern critical thought. This edition marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first publication of this landmark work and includes a new preface by the author that surveys deconstruction's history since the 1980s and assesses its place within cultural theory today.
Table of Contents
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- Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition
- pp. vii-xx
- Preface to the First Edition
- pp. 7-13
- Author's Note
- pp. 14-16
- Introduction
- pp. 17-30
- Chapter One. Readers and Reading
- 1. New Fortunes
- pp. 31-43
- 2. Reading as a Woman
- pp. 43-64
- 3. Stories of Reading
- pp. 64-84
- Chapter Two. Deconstruction
- pp. 85-89
- 1. Writing and Logocentrism
- pp. 89-110
- 2. Meaning and Iterability
- pp. 110-134
- 3. Grafts and Graft
- pp. 134-156
- 4. Institutions and Inversions
- pp. 156-179
- 5. Critical Consequences
- pp. 180-226
- Chapter Three. Deconstructive Criticism
- pp. 227-280
- Bibliography
- pp. 281-302
- Translations Bibliography
- pp. 303-306
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801455926
Related ISBN(s)
9780801455919, 9780801474057, 9781501746505
MARC Record
OCLC
1016790594
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No