Poetics and the Gift

Diagnoses the Western poetic tradition’s determinative association of poetry with giving Offers a comparative analysis in multiple geographic regions (Europe and USA) and genres (poetry, literature, and philosophy)Speaks to current issues in Poetry and Poetics as well as Continental PhilosophyBridges Derrida’s work on the gift with his work on poetryGives a new interpretation of Derrida’s writings on the giftDevelops a new understanding of what makes poetry ‘poetry’ Using a broad, comparative ap