The Passion of Michel FoucaultThe first detailed account of Foucault's lifelong obsession with death, suicide, drugs, and sadomasochistic eroticism, James Miller's impressively documented study is a provocative exploration of the life and work of one of the most influential, original, and controversial figures in 20th-century intellectual history. |
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... began to grow in France . And with the appearance of Madness and Civilization in English in 1965 , that reputation began to grow abroad as well.3 The following year , in 1966 , The Order of Things , Foucault's second major book , became ...
... began to grow in France . And with the appearance of Madness and Civilization in English in 1965 , that reputation began to grow abroad as well.3 The following year , in 1966 , The Order of Things , Foucault's second major book , became ...
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... began to pour into the Latin Quarter . On the barricades , the transistor radios carried the news , and the protesters took heart : they were making history ! Drunk on the idea , thousands steeled themselves to meet their destiny ...
... began to pour into the Latin Quarter . On the barricades , the transistor radios carried the news , and the protesters took heart : they were making history ! Drunk on the idea , thousands steeled themselves to meet their destiny ...
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... began , " on January 11 , 1978 , " nobody could have foreseen that the subject would be absolutely different . " 45 Every week , Foucault's associate at the Collège watched as Foucault struggled with his material . " When you heard each ...
... began , " on January 11 , 1978 , " nobody could have foreseen that the subject would be absolutely different . " 45 Every week , Foucault's associate at the Collège watched as Foucault struggled with his material . " When you heard each ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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