Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction - Softcover

Leitch, Vincent B.

 
9780231054737: Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction

Synopsis

The ideal prelude to the study of deconstructive theory for the as-yet-uninitiated reader. Leitch uses in-depth analyses, surveys of historical background, and helpful overviews to address the questions posed by the major figures-Saussure, Lacan, Levi-Strauss, Heidegger, Derrida, Barthes Foucault-then penetrates and displays the subtle intricacies of their answers.

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About the Author

Vincent B. Leitch is professor of English at Purdue University and author of Cultural Criticism, Literary Theory, Poststructuralism and American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties, both from Columbia University Press.

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In Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction, Vincent B. Leitch provides the as-yet-uninitiated reader with a lucid and comprehensive understanding of established thought and the work currently being done in the field.

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