Cryptomimesis: The Gothic and Jacques Derrida's Ghost Writing

by Jodey Castricano

This is an examination of the intersection between Derrida's writing and the gothic to theorise Derrida's 'poetics of the crypt'.

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2001

Reviews

[Henry Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has a fair share of proper, understandable concepts, but it is a real maze of quotations, paraphrases, allusions and borrowings, what sometimes make it incredibly frustrating to read.

[Hayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Gary Crawford]

A good study of Derrida's theories to the Gothic.

[Leif · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful book, albeit one hidden in its own surfeit of labyrinth-long-mirrors.