Description: Introduction The Quest for Literary Meaning: A Historical Overview Phenomenology and the "Intentionality" of Meaning Deconstruction and the Challenge to Stable Interpretation Part I: Foundations of Phenomenology Chapter 1: Edmund Husserl and the "Transcendental Ego" The concept of "Noema" and "Noesis" The "Epoch" or Bracketing Method Applying Phenomenology to Literary Texts Chapter 2: Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the Body Subject Embodiment and Perception The "Flesh" and Intercorporeality Implications for Literary Experience Part II: Deconstruction and the Critique of Meaning Chapter 3: Jacques Derrida and the "Logocentrism" Critique The "Trace" and "Diffrance" The "Supplement" and the Play of Language Deconstruction of Binary Oppositions Chapter 4: Key Concepts in Deconstruction Undecidability Aporia The "Textual" and the "Contextual" Part III: Applying Deconstruction to Literature Chapter 5: Deconstructing Narrative Structure Unreliable Narrators The "Open Ending" The Role of Ambiguity Chapter 6: Deconstructing Character and Identity The "Split Subject" The "Other" in Literature Gender and Identity Politics in Deconstruction Chapter 7: Deconstructing Genre Conventions The "Subversion" of Genre The "Hybrid" Text The Limits of Genre Classification Conclusion The Legacy of Deconstruction in Literary Criticism Beyond Deconstruction: New Directions in Interpretation The Ongoing Debate about Meaning and Interpretation

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