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The Theory Mess

By Herman Rapaport

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0231121342, 9780231506151, 9780231121354, 9780231121347, 0231121350
LCC
PN98.D43 R37 2001
Open Library ID
OL6793128M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
707 kB (723485 bytes)
Pages
304\213
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

Although deconstruction has become a popular catchword, as an intellectual movement it has never entirely caught on within the university. For some in the academy, deconstruction, and Jacques Derrida in particular, are responsible for the demise of accountability in the study of literature. Countering these facile dismissals of Derrida and deconstruction, Herman Rapaport explores the incoherence that has plagued critical theory since the 1960s and the resulting legitimacy crisis in the humanities. Against the backdrop of a rich, informed discussion of Derrida?s writings -and how they have been misconstrued by critics and admirers alike -The Theory Mess investigates the vicissitudes of Anglo-American criticism over the past thirty years and proposes some possibilities for reform.

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