There are few figures more important in literary and critical theory than Jacques Derrida. Whether lauded or condemned, his writing has had farreaching ramifications, and his work on deconstruction cannot be ignored. This volume introduces students of literature and cultural studies to Derridas enormously influential texts, covering such topics as *deconstruction, text and difference *literature and freedom *law, justice and the democracy to come *drugs, secrets and gifts. Nicholas Royles unique book, written in an innovative and original style, is an outstanding introduction to the methods and significance of Jacques Derrida.
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