"The Prodigal Sign" sets out to characterise criticism as a set of
prodigal practices that exceed the constraints of primary texts,
history, and theory. This is not just because, as Derrida says, 'no
practice is ever totally faithful to its principle', but also
because critics are habitual runaways -- forever seeking to escape
the jurisdiction of their forebears and of the academy. Always on
the lookout for something new and distinctive to say about the same
old texts or for texts that have escaped the professional attention
of their peers, like the prodigal son, they live on their
inheritance while trying to escape from their own disciplinary
history. This work makes a case for celebrating the prodigal
condition and for another escape -- breaking out of traditional
constraints towards a hybrid form that combines the critical with
the creative.
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