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Poetics of History: Rousseau and the Theater of Originary Mimesis

Poetics of History: Rousseau and the Theater of Originary Mimesis

by Jeff Fort (Translator), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (Author)

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Synopsis

Rousseau's opposition to the theater is well known: But is it possible that Rousseau's texts reveal a different conception of theatrical imitation? This short but potent text from a powerful European thinker places Rousseau at the origin of modern speculative philosophy by showing that his thinking on the theater articulates a radical thinking of originary mimesis that was to inflect the future of philosophy.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 176
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 08 Jan 2019
ISBN 10: 0823282341
ISBN 13: 9780823282340

Media Reviews
Now available in Jeff Fort's impeccable translation, Poetics of History is the culmination of Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe's lifetime work on the question of mimesis in Rousseau--a question of crucial importance that had never before been posed or answered in this form. Identifying in Rousseau an onto-technology so radical that it challenges his supposed anti-theatricality, Poetics of History redefines both poetics and history even as it offers a new way of understanding the French reception of Heidegger.--Andrew Parker, Rutgers University
Author Bio
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (Author)
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-2007) was Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His many books include Poetry as Experience; Typography; and, with Jean-Luc Nancy, The Literary Absolute.
Jeff Fort (Translator)
Jeff Fort is Associate Professor of French at the University of California, Davis, and the translator of more than a dozen books, by Jean Genet, Jacques Derrida, Maurice Blanchot, Jean-Luc Nancy, and others.