by Jacques Derrida
by Jacques Derrida
| Jacques Derrida’s
1974 book Glas
is an example of certain formal elements perhaps pioneered by Coates. |
This is not to suggest that
Coates directly influenced Derrida, but to point out just how far ahead
of his time Coates was. |
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Glas is printed in two columns,
In 1926, Coates superimposed |
with notes and commentary interspersed occasionally between the columns, for the purpose of simultaneously interrupting the linearity of conventional writing and critiquing that linearity through a process of deconstruction (Rowe 190). | |
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in the center of a paragraph describing traffic and buildings on Fifth Avenue (Eater 121). |
GOLDBAUM & BIRNER/SILKS The Eater of Darkness also features footnotes that continue the narrative rather than comment on it. |
Coates even uses the two column form and merges the columns to poetic effect (58-59). |
