The law of genre
J Derrida, A Ronell - Critical inquiry, 1980 - journals.uchicago.edu
J Derrida, A Ronell
Critical inquiry, 1980•journals.uchicago.eduGenres are not to be mixed. I will not mix genres. I repeat: genres are not to be mixed. I will
not mix them. Now suppose I let these utterances resonate all by themselves. Suppose: I
abandon them to their fate, I set free their random virtualities and turn them over to my
audience-or, rather, to your audience, to your auditory grasp, to whatever mobility they retain
and you bestow upon them to engender effects of all kinds without my having to stand
behind them.
not mix them. Now suppose I let these utterances resonate all by themselves. Suppose: I
abandon them to their fate, I set free their random virtualities and turn them over to my
audience-or, rather, to your audience, to your auditory grasp, to whatever mobility they retain
and you bestow upon them to engender effects of all kinds without my having to stand
behind them.
Genres are not to be mixed. I will not mix genres. I repeat: genres are not to be mixed. I will not mix them. Now suppose I let these utterances resonate all by themselves. Suppose: I abandon them to their fate, I set free their random virtualities and turn them over to my audience-or, rather, to your audience, to your auditory grasp, to whatever mobility they retain and you bestow upon them to engender effects of all kinds without my having to stand behind them.
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