Product Description

Jacques Derrida is one of the most prolific and influential contemporary French intellectuals. Twenty-two essays and excerpts from Derrida's writings over the last twenty-five years are gathered in this accessible introduction, A Derrida Reader. The book's five sections are carefully introduced by the editor, and each selection of Derrida's work is presented succinctly in context. A general introduction to the volume by Peggy Kamuf provides an original interpretation and overview of Derrida's work and philosophy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #374739 in Books
• Published on: 1991-05
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.68" h x 5.82" w x 9.07" l, 2.32 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 625 pages

Review
An extraordinary, subtle and informative anthology...The work is presented scrupulously, generously, with consummate art and skill, and will stand as a benchmark for Derrida studies for some time to come. Substance

Avital Ronell New York University
In an unprecedented style of intense, testamentary reverence, [Derrida's] works honor the traditions which have been bequeathed to us while they anticipate and welcome a democracy to come.

Substance
An extraordinary, subtle and informative anthology . . . .The work is presented scrupulously, generously, with consummate art and skill, and will stand as a benchmark for Derrida studies for some time to come.