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Alexander is on page 44 of 164 of The End of the Poem: Studies in Poetics
Agamben at his most philological. Readings of the Divine Comedy and arcane troubadour poetry in which the poetry itself is at stake. Like a block of pitch dark chocolate: dense but rich.
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The End of the Poem: Studies in Poetics

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Alexander is on page 58 of 304 of Flesh of My Flesh
I love this book to pieces already. It's not just the ideas - which are great - or the erudition - which is vast - but it's sensuality: for the first time in a while, I'm not just reading to churn through concepts, but to appreciate the very telling of the narrative in the first place. There's a lightness here that recalls Agamben without the apocalypticism - and a bunch more Freud and Nietzsche in it's place.
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Flesh of My Flesh

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Even before I begin I just wanna note just how gorgeous this book is, printing-wise. I'm a sucker for large(r than usual) format books in general, but coupled with the ample illustrated plates (including the coloured inserts in the middle), this is a thing of beauty.
Jan 11, 2017 04:49PM Add a comment

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Alexander is on page 64 of 282 of The Being of Analogy
This book is trying a little bit too hard to be cutesy with its writing, and its a little bit scattershot for my liking, but hopefully it leads somewhere eventually. Honestly a little disappointed right now.
Jan 05, 2017 09:25AM Add a comment
The Being of Analogy

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Alexander is on page 91 of 144 of Bergsonism
Nov 29, 2016 06:15PM 2 comments
Bergsonism

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Alexander is on page 262 of 350 of Difference and Repetition
I started reading this along with a reader's guide, but I've all but given up on the guide: there's little need for it - this book is magnificent and readable all on it's own. I say this having annotated literally every paragraph I've read so far.
Nov 20, 2016 07:24AM Add a comment
Difference and Repetition

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Alexander is on page 70 of 350 of Difference and Repetition
Deleuze does in 3 pages what it takes entire essays to flesh out, and basically does this for the whole book. Its a monstrosity of philosophical virtuosity.
Oct 31, 2016 09:48AM Add a comment
Difference and Repetition

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Alexander is on page 70 of 216 of Gilles Deleuze's Philosophy of Time: A Critical Introduction and Guide
Had to re-start this cause I was 50 pages in and realized I hadn't absorbed a thing :<
Oct 13, 2016 04:32AM Add a comment
Gilles Deleuze's Philosophy of Time: A Critical Introduction and Guide

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