ABSTRACT

To what extent is a philosophical theory of textuality also a literary theory? A philosophy of the text would necessarily also cross into the domain of the literary. A literary theory of the text would also be a matter of concern for philosophy. A theory of texrualiry would require both the methodological interests of philosophy and the theoretical practice of literary concerns. A deconstructive hermeneutic semiology would raise the question of textuality without offering a general account of the text. The theoretical practice of reading textualities would provide an account of the limits of literature, the logics of literary study, the status of the text along with the role of meaning, and an account of the relationship between interpretation and reading.