Derrida and the Friendship of Rhyme

Connors, Clare (2011) Derrida and the Friendship of Rhyme. Oxford Literary Review, 33 (2). pp. 139-149. ISSN 0305-1498

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Abstract

This article takes its inspiration and provocation from a reading of a rhyme-rich passage in Derrida's Politics of Friendship. It thinks about the poetics of friendship, and the politics of rhyme, reading Derrida in relationship to Edward Thomas and Carl Schmitt - an unlikely duo. While it does not offer a ‘defence of rhyme’, it explores the connections between rhyme, defence and undefendedness, and considers the chances and risks that rhyme-writing opens up.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	derrida, jacques; rhyme; the politics of friendship; deconstruction; poetry; edward thomas; carl schmitt
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Modern and Contemporary Writing Research Group Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Creative-Critical Research Group
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2014 15:40
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2025 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/51364
DOI:	10.3366/olr.2011.0014

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