Reading Theory: An Introduction to Lacan, Derrida and Kristeva

by Michael Payne

'Deconstruction', 'psychoanalysis', and 'semiotics' have become part of the vocabulary of contempoorary culture. Reading Theory introduces the principal texts by Derrida, Lacan and Kristeva that are behind these terms and that provide their contexts. This book concentrates its attention on making accessible what these three theorists have written, rather than offering a synthetic construction of the fashionable terminology of theory.

263 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Come armed with a literary theory dictionary. Heavy reading, detailed, informative. Not advisable for someone who has limited knowledge of Lacan, Derrida and Kristeva.