The Lyotard Reader and Guide

About this book

The Lyotard Reader and Guide is a one-stop companion to Lyotards thought. It covers the full range of his works from his three main books (Discours figure; Libidinal Economy; and The Differend) and up to his influential essays in The Inhuman and Postmodern Fables. The readings are organized into sections on philosophy politics art and literature. Several have never before been translated into English. Detailed introductions to each section by two leading Lyotard scholars explain the philosophers key ideas and provide crucial social political aesthetic and philosophical context. As a sourcebook and guide this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on Lyotard. It is indispensable to students and scholars in philosophy literature the arts and politics.