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H. C. for Life, That Is to Say... (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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H. C. for Life, That Is to Say... (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
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H. C. for Life, That Is to Say . . . is Derrida's literary critical
recollection of his lifelong friendship with Helene Cixous. The
main figure that informs Derrida's reading here is that of "taking
sides." While Helene Cixous in her life and work takes the side of
life, "for life," Derrida admits always feeling drawn to the side
of death. Rather than being an obvious choice, taking the side of
life is an act of faith, by wagering one's life on life. H. C. for
Life sets up and explores this interminable "argument" between
Derrida and Cixous as to what death has in store deep within life
itself, before the end. In addition to being a memoir, it is also a
theoretical confrontation-for example about the meaning of "might"
and "omnipotence," and a philosophical and philological analysis of
the crypts within the vast oeuvre of Helene Cixous. Finally, the
book is Derrida's tribute to the thought of the woman whom he
regards as one of the great French poets, writers, and thinkers of
our time.
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