On the brink

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Werner Hamacher, one of the most important and original theorists working in literary criticism and continental philosophy, explores topics at the intersection of philosophy, literary studies and politics.



As its title suggests, this collections of essays by one of the foremost theorists working today takes as its theme the edge or limit between language, time, history, and politics. These are essays that are all on the brink, about the edge, the very extreme at which one can no longer say where one is located, neither on the cliff, say, nor over the edge. To be on the brink, then, is to take up that extreme limit, the point of contamination or indetermination where language, time, history, and politics all converge upon one another.

The book begins with a consideration of Kant’s treatment of time as representation, before moving toward more explicitly political themes as it engages political theology and messianism in Hegel and Hölderlin. The second section explores the questionof language in a variety of manifestations—from translation to complaint and greeting—and through a number of literary and cultural forms, from the work of Mallarmé to email. The volume concludes with an interview in which Hamacher offers a revealing overview of his work, beginning with an account of his early writings and moving up to his most recent essays.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 24 augustus 2020

Aantal pagina's: 242

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Werner Hamacher

Hoofdredacteur: Jan Plug

Hoofduitgeverij: Rowman & Littlefield International

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 154 mm

Product hoogte: 18 mm

Product lengte: 220 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 154 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 18 mm

Verpakking lengte: 220 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 367 g

EAN: 9781786603920

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