| The Madness of the Day Contributor(s): Blanchot, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0930794362 ISBN-13: 9780930794361 Publisher: Station Hill Press OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 7.06" W x 6.73" (0.13 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jacques Derrida writes (in Deconstruction and Criticism)of The Madness of the Day that it is a story whose title runs wild and drives the reader mad.la folie du jour, the madness of today, of the day today, which leads to the madness that comes from the day, is born of it, as well as the madness of the day itself, itself mad..La folie du jour is a story of madness, of that madness that consists in seeing the light, vision or visibility, to see beyond what is visible, is not merely 'to have a vision' in the usual sense of the word, but to see-beyond-sight, to see-sight-beyond-sight..The story obscures the sun.with a blinding light. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blanchot, Maurice: - Maurice Blanchot is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in modern French writing. His work encompasses the writing of novels and r |