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Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe's Phrase by Christopher Fynsk

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Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe's Phrase by Christopher Fynsk

(which Lacoue-Labarthe entitles "a history of renunciation") names the condition of modern poetic speech. Thus, Fynsk interprets the history of renunciation and elucidates the meaning of what Lacoue-Labarthe terms "literature."

"This is a unique study on the interrelation between the literary and the theoretical that answers to the equally singular quality of Lacoue-Labarthe's writing" — Susan Bernstein, Brown University

"If there are still some who would have it that the heady stuff of theory is necessarily arid, this book should forever putthat fallacy to rest. From the beginning, its hard-won arguments are compelling, provocative, and moving." — Jan Plug, University of Western Ontario

Christopher Fynsk is Dean of the Division of Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought at the European Graduate School, Switzerland. He is the author of several books, including Last Steps: Maurice Blanchot's Exilic Writing.

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ISBN 13 9781438463476
ISBN 10 1438463472
Title Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe's Phrase
Author Christopher Fynsk
Series Suny Series Literature In Theory
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher State University of New York Press
Year published 2017-01-01
Number of pages 116
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.