This book, edited by Alan Bass and designed by Richard Eckersly, comprises a collection of philosophical essays written by Derrida that are copiously annotated with footnotes. The first essay, Tympan, is printed in two columns; the wider right sided column is the text by Derrida and the narrower left sided column with wider spacing between lines reprints a text by Michel Leiris on the same subject.BOOK SELLER: In this densely imbricated volume Derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heideggereach dealt with in one or more of the essays. There are essays too on linguistics (Saussure, Benveniste, Austin) and on the nature of metaphor (White Mythology), the latter with important implications for literary theory. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this booka source of true illumination for those prepared to follow his arduous path. Bass is a superb translator and annotator. His notes on the multilingual allusions and puns are a great service. Alexander Gelley, Library Journal. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.