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H. C. for Life, That Is to Say... (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Jacques Derrida

H. C. for Life, That Is to Say... (Paperback, Annotated Ed)

Jacques Derrida; Translated by Laurent Milesi, Stefan Herbrechter

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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Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Release date: May 2006
First published: 2006
Authors: Jacques Derrida
Translators: Laurent Milesi • Stefan Herbrechter
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 200
Edition: Annotated Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5402-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN: 0-8047-5402-0
Barcode: 9780804754026

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