‘I have an empty head on love’: The Theme of Love in Derrida, or Derrida and the Literary Space

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Abstract

The essay examines several scenes of love in deconstruction, in an attempt to understand why Derrida claims to have ‘an empty head on love in general’, as he says in a film dedicated to his work. Beginning with ‘Romeo and Juliet’ up to Abraham’s sacrificial responsibility, the essay aims to interpret Derrida’s withdrawal to silence about love as enacting the erotic literary space of his own writing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-237
Number of pages17
JournalOxford Literary Review
Volume40
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature and Literary Theory

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