Writing and Difference (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jacques Derrida
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Philosophy/linguistics
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Linguistics
- Subjects: Language or languages, Literature, Communication, Writing, Speech, Thought or thinking, Semiotics
Form and Content
In 1967, the French philosopher Jacques Derrida burst upon the scene of philosophy and literary theory with three major publications: Writing and Difference, La Voix et le phenomene: Introduction au probleme du signe dans la phenomenologie de Husserl (Speech and Phenomena, 1973), and De la grammatologie (Of Grammatology, 1976). In 1966, Derrida had presented the most influential essay to be published in Writing and Difference, “Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences,” at the...
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