Other Others: Levinas, Literature, Transcultural Studies

by Steven Shankman

Book Overview

In literary and cultural studies today, the term "the Other" appears to have largely lost its moorings in the primacy of the intersubjective encounter, focusing rather on the social construction of the Other. For Emmanuel Levinas, in contrast, the Other is precisely that which eludes construction and categorization. In a study that ranges from literature of ancient China, Greece, and Israel to modern Egypt, Italy, West Africa, and America, Steven...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143843085X
• ISBN13: 9781438430850
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"