Deconstructing Bret Easton Ellis: A Derridean Reading of the Fiction

by Annette Schimmelpfennig

Riddled with intertextual references and notorious for their explicit portrayal of sex, drugs, and the occasional rock 'n' roll, the novels of Bret Easton Ellis reveal many layers. The novels are often accused of not making sense--but they instead make many senses. Their semantic complexity is obvious when put under a theoretical lens as provided by Jacques Derrida. His semiotic analysis, which focuses on the instability of meaning and is shaped by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476681309
• ISBN13: 9781476681306
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"