Muller, John P. The Purloined Poe (0801832934)
In 1956 Jacques Lacan proposed an interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Purloined Letter' that at once challenged literary theorists and revealed a radical new concept of psychoanalysis. Lacan's far reaching claims about language and truth provoked a vigorous critique by Jacques Derrida, whose essay in turn spawned further responses from other writers. 'The Purloined Poe' brings Poe's story together with these readings to provide a structured exercise in the elaboration of text interpretation.
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