Kevin Hart and Geoffrey H. Hartman (eds). The Power of Contestation: Perspectives on Maurice Blanchot. Baltimore: John Hopkins U. P., 2004 [Book Review]

The principle of contestation is a pivotal theme in the thought of Blanchot, the scope of its significance being enduringly observable throughout the span of the French intellectual’s career, and traversing the diversity of his critical concerns. When approached with the manifold notion of contestation in mind, the complex connections between these various intellectual concerns are elaborated, and a new dimension is brought to each, as is illustrated by each of the readings in The Power of Contestation.