Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Introduction to Schizoanalysis / Edition 1

by Eugene W. Holland

Overview

Eugene W. Holland provides an excellent introduction to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's Anti-Oedipus which is widely recognized as one of the most influential texts in philosophy to have appeared in the last thirty years.

He lucidly presents the theoretical concerns behind Anti-Oedipus and explores with clarity the diverse influences of Marx, Freud, Nietzsche and Kant on the development of Deleuze & Guattari's thinking. He also examines the wider implications of their work in revitalizing Marxism, environmentalism, feminism and cultural studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415113182
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/10/1999
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Eugene W. Holland is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Desiring-Production and the Internal Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 3 Social-Production and the External Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 4 Beyond Critique;

Editorial Reviews

'Holland's introduction ... is suitable both for those who are reluctant to begin Anti-Oedipus due to its notorious reputation for complexity, and for those who are, even after four hundred pages of reading, not certain of its key concept. Holland states that his aim will have been achieved if readers want to turn to Anti-Oedipus after reading his introduction ... [if so] the book has admirably reached its aim not only at the end of the book but also at the end of every chapter.' - Psychoanalytical Studies

From the Publisher

(the first of the two volume set, ) is one of the more important philosophy texts of the last 30 years, the first of several collaborations by Deleuze (philosophy, U. of Paris) and the now deceased Guattari (psychiatrist/psychoanalyst). Holland (French and comparative literature, Ohio State U.) provides a guide to D&G's text, investigating the manner in which D&G negotiate the interactions between the three main materialist thinkers of modernity<-->Freud, Marx, and Nietzsche<-->and use schizoanalysis (which Holland likens to jazz because it provides content beyond its initial statement) to revitalize Marxism, environmentalism, feminism, and cultural studies. Holland's book is not intended to be a critical text but an aid to D&G's. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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