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After ontology
William D. Melaney
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Overview
After Ontology identifies the uniquely postmodern elements in hermeneutics and deconstruction in order to re-read many of the central texts in modernist literature. In a comparative study that illuminates points of contact between the philosophical positions of Gadamer and Derrida, William D. Melaney discusses Heidegger's influence on both Gadamer's ontological approach to the work of art and Derrida's transformative approach to the cultural text as implicitly postmodern. The difference between these two approaches is presented through a mutual critique of modern aesthetics that demonstrates how deconstruction can contribute to postmodern criticism.Editorials
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Melaney (English, American U., Cairo) identifies uniquely postmodern elements in hermeneutics and deconstruction in order to re-read many of the central texts in modernist literature. Illuminating points of contact between the philosophical positions of Gadamer and Derrida, he discusses Heidegger's influence on both Gadamer's ontological approach to the work of art, and Derrida's transformative approach to the cultural text as implicitly postmodern. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 29, 2001
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2001.
Pages
260
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780791449578