Blindness and Insight

In Blindness and Insight de Man examines several critics and finds in their writings a gap between their statements about the nature of literature and the results of their practical criticism. Like a classic, this book commands attention as a book that should be reread, and reread carefully. This edition, with its new introduction by Godzich and five additional essays by de Man...

In Blindness and Insight de Man examines several critics and finds in their writings a gap between their statements about the nature of literature and the results of their practical criticism. Like a classic, this book commands attention as a book that should be reread, and reread carefully. This edition, with its new introduction by Godzich and five additional essays by de Man, is meant to challenge those interested in literature to a new understanding of their chosen task as readers.

Paul de Man (1919-1983) held appointments at Cornell University, The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Zurich, and Yale University. Among is books are Aesthetic Ideology, The Resistance to Theory, and Critical Writings, 1953-1978, all published by the University of Minnesota Press.

Wlad Godzich teaches literature at the University of Geneva. He is coeditor, with Joche...

Paul de Man (1919-1983) held appointments at Cornell University, The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Zurich, and Yale University. Among is books are Aesthetic Ideology, The Resistance to Theory, and Critical Writings, 1953-1978, all published by the University of Minnesota Press.

Wlad Godzich teaches literature at the University of Geneva. He is coeditor, with Jochen Schulte-Sasse, of the University of Minnesota Press’s Theory and History of Literature series.