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The Space of Literature: A Translation of L´Espace litteraire
Maurice Blanchot
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Description for The Space of Literature: A Translation of L´Espace litteraire
Paperback. Explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity, all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time, to history, and to death. This work reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Translator(s): Smock, A. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Maurice Blanchot, the eminent literary and cultural critic, has had a vast influence on contemporary French writers-among them Jean Paul Sartre and Jacques Derrida. From the 1930s through the present day, his writings have been shaping the international literary consciousness. The Space of Literature, first published in France in 1955, is central to the development of Blanchot's thought. In it he reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Thus he explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity, all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time, ... Read more
Maurice Blanchot, the eminent literary and cultural critic, has had a vast influence on contemporary French writers-among them Jean Paul Sartre and Jacques Derrida. From the 1930s through the present day, his writings have been shaping the international literary consciousness. The Space of Literature, first published in France in 1955, is central to the development of Blanchot's thought. In it he reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Thus he explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity, all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803260924
SKU
V9780803260924
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About Maurice Blanchot
Ann Smock's fluent translation retains the tone and sense of the French; her introduction situates Blanchot in the French and American cultural spectrum and outlines the history of his critical concerns. Ann Smock, an associate professor of French at the University of California, Berkeley, also translated Blanchot's The Writing of the Disaster for the University of Nebraska Press in 1986. ... Read more
Reviews for The Space of Literature: A Translation of L´Espace litteraire
A series of fascinating, and frequently uncanny, meditations.
Year's Work in English Studies. Authoritative analysis of the creative act... The translator's introduction is as excellent as the translation itself.
Library Journal.
Year's Work in English Studies. Authoritative analysis of the creative act... The translator's introduction is as excellent as the translation itself.
Library Journal.