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Everything you need to know about Derrida's Of Grammatology in one volume. Jacques Derrida was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the later twentieth century. First published in 1967, Of Grammatology is his best known text, introducing many fundamental concepts relating to linguistics and writing which he would develop in his later work. This book provides a commentary on Of Grammatology that can be read alongside - rather than instead of - the text itself by students encountering Derrida for the first time.
Contents
Series Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on texts
Introduction
1. Historical context
2. A Guide to the Text
The beginning of writing
Saussure, writing and the trace
Levi-Strauss and the violence of the letter
Rousseau: the logic of the supplement
Rousseau and the origin(s) of language
Conclusion
3. Study Aids
Glossary
Further reading
Answering essay and examination questions
Bibliography
Index
Description
Everything you need to know about Derrida's Of Grammatology in one volume. Jacques Derrida was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the later twentieth century. First published in 1967, Of Grammatology is his best known text, introducing many fundamental concepts relating to linguistics and writing which he would develop in his later work. This book provides a commentary on Of Grammatology that can be read alongside - rather than instead of - the text itself by students encountering Derrida for the first time.
