From Library Journal

Published in France in 1969, this substantial addition to the "Theory and History of Literature" series could more readily be described as philosophy. Blanchot, a noted French literary critic who is as conversant with German literary philosophy as with French, has addressed the primary issues dealt with by literary scholars today: the nature of language, the narrative voice, the imaginary, nihilism, and the influence of religious thought. He uses examples ranging from Heraclitus to Pascal, Simone Weil, and Robert Antelme and launches into a major chapter on Nietzsche. Other writers that merit serious discussion are Camus, Kafka, Georges Bataille, Sade, Artaud, Rene Char, Flaubert, Roussel, Novalis, and Breton. While well written, this dense tome will find its audience only among literary scholars, theorists, and critics.

Recommended for academic libraries.

- Ann Irvine, Montgomery Cty. P.L., Md.

關於作者

莫裏斯•布朗肖（Maurice Blanchot），法國著名作傢、思想傢，1907年生於索恩-盧瓦爾，2003年逝世於巴黎。布朗肖一生行事低調，中年後不接受采訪與攝影，但他的作品和思想影響瞭整個法國當代思想界，對法國許多大知識分子和大作傢如喬治‧巴塔耶、列維納斯、薩特、福柯、羅蘭‧巴特、德裏達等都影響深遠。

關於譯者

尉光吉，中國人民大學哲學院博士研究生，齣版有《不可言明的共通體》（與夏可君閤譯）、《內在體驗》等譯著。