The Double Life of Paul de Man

by Evelyn Barish

Book Overview

Over thirty years after his death in 1983, Paul de Man, a hugely charismatic intellectual who created with deconstruction an ideology so pervasive that it threatened to topple the very foundations of literature, remains a haunting and still largely unexamined figure. Deeply influential, de Man and his theory-driven philosophy were so dominant that his passing received front-page coverage, suggesting that a cult hero, if not intellectual rock star,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631490052
• ISBN13: 9781631490057
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.9"