Palimpsests: Literature in the Second Degree

by Gérard Genette

Book Overview

By definition, a palimpsest is "a written document, usually on vellum or parchment, that has been written upon several times, often with remnants of erased writing still visible." Palimpsests (originally published in France in 1982), one of G rard Genette's most important works, examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts. Genette describes the multiple ways a later text asks readers to read or remember an earlier one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803270291
• ISBN13: 9780803270299
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"