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Maurice Blanchot is a literary critic and philosopher who is known for his incisive readings of Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Derrida. He is also known for his political writings. Leslie Hill provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Blanchot's work, showing how he questions the very essence of philosophy and literature, and stresses the importance of his political writings. Hill also provides a overview of Blanchot's later work, which includes essays on the relationship between writing and history.
Maurice Blanchot is perhaps best known as a literary critic. His texts on Kafka, Mallarme, Beckett and others make him one of the most influential critics of twentieth century literature. But he is equally influential as an incisive reader of philosophy through his enigmatic interpretations of Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and Derrida. Leslie Hill offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to one of the key figures in the development of postmodern thought. He shows how Blanchot questions the very essence of philosophy and literature, and stresses the importance of his political writings and the relationship between writing and history that characterized his later work.
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