Derrida and the Future of Literature

by Kronick, Joseph G.

• ISBN13: 9780791443361
• ISBN10: 0791443361
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

Presented here is the fullest account to date of Derrida's unconventional understanding of literature and its importance to the development of a poststructural ethics. Kronick explains why Derrida has had such a great impact upon literary studies, and at the same time, he demonstrates how different Derrida's conception of literature is from the literary critic's. Focusing on such key topics as singularity, justice, law, aporia, and the event, this book explores the unexpected ways literature appears in Derrida's works and is tied to his major concepts.

Author Biography

Joseph G. Kronick is Professor of English at Louisiana State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Abbreviations of Derrida's Works	xi
Introduction: On the Secret	1	(30)
``Aporetic Conclusion'': The Law of the Name	31	(38)
Edmond Jabes and the Question of the Jewish Unhappy Consciousness: Reflections on Deconstruction	69	(32)
Deconstruction and the Future of Literature (or, Writing in the Nuclear Age)	101	(42)
Monstrous Writing: The Gift of Literature	143	(34)
Notes	177	(32)
Index	209