Martin Heidegger (Routledge Critical Thinkers)

by TimothyClark (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $23.12

  Since the publication of his mammoth work, Being and Time, Martin Heidegger has remained one of the most influential figures in contemporary thought, and is a key influence for modern literary and cultural theory.

  This guidebook provides an ideal entry-point for readers new to Heidegger, outlining such issues and concepts as:

  • the limits of 'theory'
  • the history of being
  • the origin of the work of art
  • language
  • the literary work
  • poetry and the political
  • Heidegger's involvement with Nazism.

  Fully updated throughout and featuring a new section on enviromental thought and ecocriticism, this guidebook clearly and concisely introduces Heidegger's crucial work relating to art, language and poetry, and outlines his continuing influence on critical theory.