{"product_id":"the-space-of-literature-a-translation-of-lespace-littraire","title":"The Space of Literature: A Translation of \"L'Espace littraire\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurice Blanchot  the eminent literary and cultural critic  has had a vast influence on contemporary French writersamong them Jean Paul Sartre and Jacques Derrida. From the 1930s through the present day  his writings have been shaping the international literary consciousness. The Space of Literature  first published in France in 1955  is central to the development of Blanchots thought. In it he reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Thus he explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity  all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time  to history  and to death. This book consists not so much in the application of a critical method or the demonstration of a theory of literature as in a patiently deliberate meditation upon the literary experience  informed most notably by studies of Mallarm  Kafka  Rilke  and Hlderlin. Blanchots discussions of those writers are among the finest in any language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946043142197,"sku":"ByrdShop_080326092X","price":53.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780803260924.jpg?v=1769920371","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-space-of-literature-a-translation-of-lespace-littraire","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}