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Signs of the times : deconstruction and the fall of Paul de Man
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Signs of the times : deconstruction and the fall of Paul de Man

by David Lehman

This updated critique of deconstruction examines the movement and its key proponent, Yale professor and wartime collaborator Paul de Man. It features an afterword analysing the controversial literary theory.

Accession 23776 ISBN 023398741X Publisher Andre Deutsch
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