The Work of Giorgio Agamben: Law, Literature, Life

Justin Clemens; Nicholas Heron; Alex Murray

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2008

The Work of Giorgio Agamben

Law, Literature, Life

Justin Clemens , Nicholas Heron and Alex Murray

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748634637

Overview
Contents

About this book

'More than any other thinker, Giorgio Agamben shows us that philosophy is also a matter of style and politics a matter of poetics. This book explores the unexpected and illuminating paths that his work traces across the territories of law and literature, linguistics, dance or cinema, in search of a new idea and practice of the community. It offers an irreplaceable introduction to one of the most fascinating thinkers of our time.'Jacques Rancière

Giorgio Agamben has emerged, in the past five years, as one of the most important continental philosophers. This burgeoning popularity of his work has largely been confined to a study of the homo sacer series. Yet these later 'political' works have their foundation in Agamben's earlier works on the philosophy of language, aesthetics and literature. From a philosophy of language and linguistics that leads to a broader theory of representation, Agamben develops a critical theory that attempts to explore the hiatuses and paradoxes that govern discursive practice across a broad range of disciplines.

Gathering some of the most important established and emerging scholars to examine his body of work, this collection of essays seeks to explore Agamben's thought from these broader philosophical and literary concerns, underpinning its place within larger debates in continental philosophy.

This volume will be a valuable addition to the understanding and reception of this major thinker. Including a contribution by Agamben himself makes it essential reading for anyone interested in his work.

Key Features

The first volume to focus on Agamben's early work on language and literature
Includes established as well as up-and-coming scholars working in a variety of disciplines
Includes a"

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Notes on Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
The Enigma of Giorgio Agamben Justin Clemens, Nicholas Heron and Alex Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. K Giorgio Agamben Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. Integral Actuality: On Giorgio Agamben’s Idea of Prose Alexander García Düttmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
3. The Role of the Shifter and the Problem of Reference in Giorgio Agamben Justin Clemens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
4. ‘Its Silent Working was a Delusion’ Jessica Whyte Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
5. Politics and Poetics of Divine Violence: On a Figure in Giorgio Agamben and Walter Benjamin Arne De Boever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
6. Idea of Poetry, Idea of Prose Nicholas Heron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
7. The Fading Memory of Homo non Sacer Anton Schütz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
8. Soulblind, or On Profanation Thanos Zartaloudis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
9. Face to Face with Agamben; or, the Other in Love Julian Wolfreys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
10. Beyond Spectacle and the Image: the Poetics of Guy Debord and Agamben Alex Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
11. Dismantling Theatricality: Aesthetics of Bare Life Barbara Formis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
12. Notes on Media and Biopolitics: ‘Notes on Gesture’ Deborah Levitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Philosophy

eBook

Published: October 24, 2008
ISBN: 9780748634637