Jean-Francois Lyotard

Jean-François Lyotard and Postmodernism

Jean-François Lyotard is one of the most celebrated proponents of what has become known as the postmodern. More than almost any other contemporary theorist, he has explored the relations between knowledge, art, politics and history, in ways that offer radical new possibilities for thinking about modern culture.

Introduction to Lyotard's Work

Simon Malpas introduces students to issues at the heart of Lyotard's work, including

Modernity and the Postmodern

The Sublime

Ethics

History and Representation

Art and the Unpresentable

Knowledge, the University and the Future

Lyotard's work is impossible to dismiss or ignore for anybody who is serious about contemporary literature and culture, and this guide provides the ideal companion to the wide variety of his critical texts.