Maurice Blanchot

Without Maurice Blanchot, literary theory as we know it today would have been unthinkable. Jacques Derrida, Paul de Man, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Gilles Deleuze: all are key theorists crucially influenced by Blanchot's work.This accessible guide:* works 'idea by idea' through Blanchot's writings, anchoring them in historical and intellectual contexts* examines Blanchot's understanding of literature, death, ethics and politics and the relationship between these themes* unravels even Blanc