Glas

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Glas is an experimental philosophical work by Jacques Derrida that juxtaposes fragmented texts to deconstruct traditional notions of authorship, genre, and interpretation.

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instanceOf experimental literature
philosophical work
author Jacques Derrida
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReception considered difficult to read
highly influential in literary theory
EnglishTranslationPublisher University of Nebraska Press
EnglishTranslationYear 1986
exploresConcept literary genre
margins and paratext
philosophical system
signature and authorship
textuality
field continental philosophy
literary theory
philosophy of literature
focusesOn Hegelian philosophy
linked to: Hegelian studies

the writings of Jean Genet
genre deconstruction
philosophy
hasEnglishTranslation Glas (English edition)
hasForm collage of quotations
nonlinear narrative
hasTitleMeaning visual play on the letter G
“Glas” as “knell” or “tolling bell” in French
influencedBy G. W. F. Hegel
Jean Genet
post-structuralism
structuralism
literaryForm experimental essay
mainTheme deconstruction of authorship
deconstruction of genre
deconstruction of interpretation
reading of G. W. F. Hegel
reading of Jean Genet
notableFeature fragmented writing
intertextual montage
typographical experimentation
originalLanguage French
partOf Derrida's deconstructive project
publicationYear 1974
publisher Éditions Galilée
relatedWorkByAuthor Dissemination
Of Grammatology
Writing and Difference
structure double-column layout
juxtaposed texts
usesTechnique close reading
deconstruction

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