Pandora's Tongues - Karin Littau Flashcards
1
Q
What does Ursprache mean?
A
a hypothetically constructed parent language
2
Q
What does Pharmakon mean?
A
Pharmakon, in philosophy and critical theory, is a composite of three meanings: remedy, poison, and scapegoat. (related to Plato)
3
Q
“plus d’une langue — is a phrase by?
A
Derrida. Means more than one language,
no more of one
4
Q
Who says that “[l]anguage, in fact, can only exist in
the space of its own foreignness to itself”
A
Barbara Johnson
5
Q
“hom(me)ology” is a term by?
A
Luce Irigaray
6
Q
Pandora’s story was almost forgotten until who translated it in the 16th Century?
A
Erasmus of Rotterdam
