Derrida Reads Shakespeare Contributor(s): Alfano, Chiara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474409873 ISBN-13: 9781474409872 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Explores Jacques Derrida's distinctive approach to Shakespeare
This book brings to light Derrida's rich and thought-provoking discussions of Shakespearean drama. Contextualising Derrida's readings of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice and King Lear within his wider philosophical project, Alfano explores what draws Derrida to Shakespeare and what makes him particularly suitable for philosophical thought. The author also makes the case for Derrida's singular understanding of the relationship between philosophy and Shakespeare and his radical idea of what literary genius is. |