Deconstructive Discourse of Content as Reflected in: Haddis Alemayehu's "Fikir Eske Mekabir" - Softcover

Feleke, Molla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846542377 ISBN 13: 9783846542378

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Derrida’s theory of Deconstruction is a continuation of a line of thinking started by Nietzsche and running through Martin Heidegger. It has been variously presented as a philosophical position, a political or intellectual strategy and a mode of reading. Deconstruction’s line of thought is marked by a radical rejection of ‘Platonism’ or the framework of ‘Philosophical distinctions’ which is inherited from Plato and dominated European thought. Deconstruction is highly considered by students of literature and literary theory after Derrida’s presentation of his thesis “Structure, Sign and Play in Discourse of Human Science. By this, Derrida “decenter” any absolute knowledge and the former intellectual cosmos. Therefore, this work gives the highlights of the essence of the theory of deconstruction. Chapter two of the work deals with the basic conceptual issues of deconstruction from various perspectives and its application in literature other than philosophy. In the chapter binary oppositions are considered as a meaning generating units in a text. And, the last chapter gives the practical deconstructive discourse of Haddis Alemayehu’s ‘Fikir Eske Mekabir’.

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About the Author

Molla Feleke is a Lecturer at Hawassa University. He offers courses in English Language,Literature and Folklore.He has written moduels on Literature and articles on the socio-political issues of Ethiopia. He has served the Department of Language Studies being Head of the Staff Development & Scholarship,Research & Publication,and Literature Team.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 3846542377
• ISBN 13: 9783846542378
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96