The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature.
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"The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature." — Paul de Man
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The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature. — Paul de Man
About Paul de Man
Paul de Man was a Critic from United States (1919–1983).
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This quote is attributed to Paul de Man, a Critic from United States.
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Paul de Man lived from 1919 – 1983.