Reading Derrida's Of Grammatology [Paperback]

With new readings from nineteen internationally renowned scholars, Reading Derrida's Of Grammatology is a significant reassessment and informed discussion of Jacques Derrida's landmark 1967 text.

Since its original publication, Of Grammatology has had a profound impact on philosophy, literary theory and the Humanities in general. Through a series of close readings of selected passages by writers from a wide range of disciplines, this collection aims to discover anew this important work and its continuing influence. The book includes new readings by:

- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- J. Hillis Miller
- Jean-Luc Nancy
- Derek Attridge
- Geoffrey Bennington
- Nicholas Royle

Reading Derrida's Of Grammatology is an essential book for anyone interested in Derrida's work, from readers new to the book to experienced researchers in philosophy, literature and the many other disciplines that Of Grammatology has transformed over the last forty years.

Introduction: PunctuationsSean Gaston\ Preface: ReadingDe la grammatologie,Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak\PART I: WRITING BEFORE THE LETTER\ 1. The End of the Book and the Beginning of Writing \ i. Epoch, Event, ContextChristopher Johnson\ ii. Origins: the most original and powerful ethnocentrism Michael Syrotinski\ iii. Even LeibnizSean Gaston\ iv. The Cybernetic ImaginaryChristopher Johnson\ v. Deconstruction - A Little NoteForbes Morlock\ vi. From Etymology ( etumos logos ) to Translation, via Badiou and PaulhanMichael Syrotinski\ vii. Of Dark Sentences and GnomesJulian Wolfreys\ viii. Pneumatology, Pneuma, Souffle, BreathMichael Naas\ ix. Good WritingSarah Wood\ x. A Certain Way of InhabitingPeggy Kamuf\ xi. The Idea of the BookIan Maclachlan\ xii.Forbes Morlock\ 2. Linguistics and Grammatology \ i. ExergueJ. Hillis Miller\ ii. BrisureJ. Hillis Miller\ iii. Jlƒ_