Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. 1. The Law of Genre 1
7. 2. The Linguistic Circle of Geneva 33
8. 3. Racism’s Last Word 52
9. 4. But, beyond . . . (Open Letter to Anne McClintock and Rob Nixon) 63
10. 5. Like the Sound of the Sea Deep within a Shell: Paul de Man’s War 81
11. 6. Biodegradables Seven Diary Fragments 152
12. 7. Of Spirit 220
13. 8. Given Time: The Time of the King 240
14. 9. “To Do Justice to Freud”: The History of Madness in the Age of Psychoanalysis 270
15. 10. Adieu 315
16. 11. By Force of Mourning 326
17. 12. What Is a “Relevant” Translation? 350
18. 13. The Animal That Therefore I Am (More to Follow) 380