Maps and Mirrors: Topologies of Art and PoliticsSteve Martinot Northwestern University Press, 2001 - 342 pages Maps and Mirrors explores the links and gaps between the aesthetic and the political at the intersection of philosophy and literature. Testing the major voices of aesthetic and literary theory, it raises important questions about the implicit political contexts and commitments of thinkers from Kant to de Man. Taken together the essays provide a tour of the complexities and richness of contemporary modes of critique. |
Contents
Part 1 Maps | 1 |
Part 2 Mirrors | 61 |
Part 3 Morphologies | 153 |
Part 4 Movements | 239 |
Bibliography | 319 |
Notes on Contributors | 339 |
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