On Spectrality Fantasies of Redemption in the Western Canon

«'On Spectrality' is a remarkable thesis that has captured my interest from the start. It deserves to be read carefully and I have benefited greatly.» (Jacques Derrida, Former Director of Studies, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
«This bold and suggestive thesis has a wide range of implications for both literary and cultural studies. Among them are the myriad kinds of haunting in our history, which taken together remind us that the past does not die but rather returns in a spectral form. In that sense, its argument counters the discourse of belatedness by reminding the reader of the endangered but vital future that poetry shares with politics. 'On Spectrality' is an outstanding book, written with acuity and imagination, and deserves the highest praise.» (Peter Hughes, University of Zurich)