Giorgio Agamben - by Leland de la Durantaye (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A critical introduction to the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A critical introduction to the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[D]e la Durantaye's critical introduction for Stanford's increasingly impressive work in continental philosophy . . . assist[s] in clarifying why Agamben's philosophy deserves our attention . . . [de la Durantaye] shows a delicate touch in noting important conceptual connections many might overlook in the primary sources.--Benjamin Hutchens "<i>Philosophy in Review</i>"<br><br>Leland de la Durantaye has not only offered an illuminating and provocative account of Agamben's most important work, he has also made this philosophical corpus appealing and accessible to a very broad audience--to all those interested in aesthetics, literature, ethics, and political theory. Carefully attuned to the multiple voices of Agamben's rich polyphony, in both a theoretical and historical sense, this book generously invites the reader to consider and reflect upon some of the most pressing issues in contemporary thought.--John Hamilton<br><br>Readers of Giorgio Agamben have long yearned for a guide to his work. This book is just such a guide: comprehensive, erudite, reliable, up-to-date, accessible, and properly critical. Leland de la Durantaye traces meticulously the development of concepts and terms in Agamben's oeuvre and provides future scholarship with a sound footing.--Wlad Godzic, University of California<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Leland de la Durantaye is Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of <i>Style is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov</i> (2007).
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