Thirteen essays address de Man’s theory and practice of reading, including the nature of those readings and what they signify for reading in general, not just for literary texts. "Accomplishes the goal of insisting on the continuing importance of de Man's work for literary studies." --American Book Review
Thirteen essays address de Man’s theory and practice of reading, including the nature of those readings and what they signify for reading in general, not just for literary texts. "Accomplishes the goal of insisting on the continuing importance of de Man's work for literary studies." --American Book Review
The essays are indispensable for graduate libraries attempting a collection in contemporary writing.
Lindsay Waters is Executive Editor for the Humanities at the Harvard University Press. Wlad Godzich is dean of the Humanities Division at the University of California Santa Cruz.
The essays are indispensable for graduate libraries attempting a collection in contemporary writing.
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“Reading de Man Reading accomplishes the goal of insisting on the continuing importance of de Man’s work for literary studies.”