"Derrida's Hamlet", an article by Christopher Prendergast, discusses Jacques Derrida's Specters of Marx, and how his ideas apply to Shakespeare's writing in Hamlet. Derrida is a major and controversial figure associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy who often addressed ethical and political themes in his work. This article is focused on his book entitled
Specters of Marx: The State of the Debt, the Work of Mourning & the New International.
In the article, Prendergast focuses in on the ghost of Hamlet- the move from the metaphysical to the historical to the ethico-political, as well as discussing the ever present question of Action and Justice, and their relation in the play and Derrida's Specters of Marx.
Specters of Marx: The State of the Debt, the Work of Mourning & the New International.
In the article, Prendergast focuses in on the ghost of Hamlet- the move from the metaphysical to the historical to the ethico-political, as well as discussing the ever present question of Action and Justice, and their relation in the play and Derrida's Specters of Marx.
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