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Gilles Deleuze

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This book explores the transformative power of thinking and literature through the lens of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy. It delves into themes such as 'becoming', time, ethics, and the nature of literature, emphasising creation, the future, and the enhancement of life. The author guides readers through complex ideas like difference and repetition, desire, and ideology, offering new perspectives on life and literary texts.
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Ideal for literature students and readers interested in philosophy and culture who wish to engage deeply with Deleuze's ideas and develop new interpretations of literary works.

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With his emphasis on creation, the future and enhancement of life, along with his crusade against 'common sense,' Deleuze offers some of the most liberating, exhilarating ideas in twentieth-century thought introduced here.

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Why think? Not, according to Gilles Deleuze, in order to be clever, but because thinking transforms life. Why read literature? Not for pure entertainment, Deleuze tells us, but because literature can recreate the boundaries of life.

With his emphasis on creation, the future and the enhancement of life, along with his crusade against 'common sense', Deleuze offers some of the most liberating, exhilarating ideas in twentieth-century thought.

This book offers a way into Deleuzean thought through such topics as: 'becoming', time and the flow of life, the ethics of thinking, 'major' and 'minor' literature, difference and repetition, desire, the image and ideology.

Written with literature students in mind, this is the ideal guide for students wishing to think differently about life and literature and in this way to create their own new readings of literary texts.

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    Why think? Not, according to Gilles Deleuze, in order to be clever, but because thinking transforms life. Why read literature? Not for pure entertainment, Deleuze tells us, but because literature can recreate the boundaries of life. With his emphasis on creation, the future and the enhancement of life, along with his crusade against 'common sense', Deleuze offers some of the...
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Acclaimed for its clarity and insight, this introduction to Deleuze is praised for making complex ideas accessible. Reviewers highlight its rigorous explanations, wide-ranging context including philosophy, literature, film and politics, and its practical approach to using Deleuze's thought creatively. It is recommended as an excellent starting point for students and newcomers alike.

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ISBN: 9780415246330

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 September 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 362g

Pages: 184

About the Author

Claire Colebrook teaches English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of New Literary Histories (1997) and Ethics and Representation (1999). She has also published on Derrida, Heidegger, Irigaray, Blake and Foucault.

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