Beyond the Limits of Language : Apophasis and Transgression in Contemporary Theoretical Discourse
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Literary & Cultural Theory
ISBN-10
3631670281
ISBN-13
9783631670286
Edition
New
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
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Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 13th, 2016
Print length
195 Pages
Weight
360 grams
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15.50 x 28.50 x 1.70 cms
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Literary studies: generalPhenomenology & Existentialism
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The book analyses a mode of apophasis in contemporary theoretical discourse. It explores the relationship between negative theology and Jacques Derrida’s textual practice, as well as the similarities between apophasis and the trope of transgression in the works of Maurice Blanchot, George Bataille or Michel Foucault.
The book explores the way in which apophatic discourse of negative theology has illuminated contemporary critical theory. It demonstrates the significance of apophasis both in Jacques Derrida’s search for a «new language», responsive to singularity and alterity, and in the analyses of the experience of transgression, developed by Maurice Blanchot, George Bataille and Michel Foucault. Following Derrida’s understanding of negative theology as a transgressive concept that transcends the linguistic, historical and religious contexts from which it arises, the book proves that apophasis is not merely a discourse on language restricted to one theological tradition, but should be viewed as a mode of dialogue and openness, essential to all responsible thinking.
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