The Spell of Language: Poststructuralism and Speculation

by Thomas G. Pavel

Book Overview

Originally published as Le Mirage linguistique, this book remains the definitive study of the role of linguistics in structuralism and poststructuralism. Thomas Pavel examines recent French thought through the work of luminaries such as L vi-Strauss, Lacan, Foucault, and Derrida. The "spell of language" for Pavel consists of three things: the promise that linguistics seemed to represent for the humanities and social sciences; the distortions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226650677
• ISBN13: 9780226650678
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"