Reading Theory: An Introduction to Lacan, Derrida and Kristeva

by Michael Payne

Book Overview

'Deconstruction', 'psychoanalysis', and 'semiotics' have become part of the vocabulary of contempoorary culture. " Reading Theory introduces the principal texts by Derrida, Lacan and Kristeva that are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631182896
• ISBN13: 9780631182894
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A brilliant "translation" of some heavy theoretical texts.

Mike Payne's book is a godsend to literary theory students. It distills the heavily theoretical works of Lacan, Derrida, and Kristeva, and makes them more easily understandable (if it is possible to truly understand these texts). I had the pleasure of being one of Prof. Payne's students at Bucknell, and I must say that he is as brilliant in class as he is on paper.