Paul de Man

Paul de Man was an American and Belgian philosopher, university teacher, literary critic, journalist, literary scholar and writer (1919–1983). He was born at Antwerp and died at New Haven.

Overview

Born at Antwerp in 1919, died at New Haven in 1983.

Career and activity

His work is associated with deconstruction.

He was employed by Johns Hopkins University, University of Zurich, Cornell University and Yale University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Catalogued works

29 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1630 to 2005. The first 12 are listed here.

The Resistance to Theory. Oeuvres. al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ. Deconstruction and Criticism. Deconstrucción y crítica. Frontiers of Theory. Theory and the Disappearing Future. La retórica del Romanticismo. La ideología estética. Romanticism and Contemporary Criticism. Blindness and insight, dated 1983. Allegorien des Lesens. ( Neue Folge, 357).

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 20 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Reading, Begging, Paul De Man, Legacies of Paul de Man, 2007. Reading, Begging, Paul de Man, Legacies of Paul de Man, 2022. Introduction: Legacies of Paul De Man, Legacies of Paul de Man, 2007. Appendix The Notebooks of Paul de Man 1963–83, The Paul de Man Notebooks, 2014. Introduction: Legacies of Paul de Man, Legacies of Paul de Man, 2022.

In detail

Paul de Man studied at Harvard University and Free University of Brussels. the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with deconstruction. Jacques Derrida is recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with Johns Hopkins University, University of Zurich and Cornell University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Sterling Professor and Guggenheim Fellowship.

Chronology

  1. 1919Paul de Man born at Antwerp.
  2. 1983Paul de Man died at New Haven.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Paul de Man”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q353754: Paul de Man

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