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Peggy Kamuf writes on literary theory and contemporary French thought, particularly that of Jacques Derrida. She has translated numerous texts by Derrida and several works by Helene Cixous, including Insister of Jacques Derrida (EUP 2007). Director of the Derrida Seminars Translation Project, she also co-edits the series publishing Derrida's teaching seminars in English. She is Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California.Already recognized as one of the most brilliant and resourceful critical voices on both sides of the Atlantic, Peggy Kamuf's new book once again demonstrates her exemplarity as a reader of Derrida's texts. From her remarks on sovereignty and possibility to her commentaries on death and mourning, Kamuf's writing bears witness to an outstanding mind at work. -- Lawrence D. Kritzman, John D. Willard Professor of French, Oratory and Comparative Literature Dartmouth Jacques Derrida used the phrases "friendly vigilance" and "rigorous collaboration" to describe Peggy Kamuf's long engagement with his work. The essays collected in this volume amply demonstrate the twin qualities he thus summed up: a warm appreciation of his achievement and the positive force of his example together with an acute eye, and ear, for the fine details of his language and his argumentation. No-one gets closer to both the spirit and the letter of Derrida's writing. -- Derek Attridge, University of York. Already recognized as one of the most brilliant and resourceful critical voices on both sides of the Atlantic, Peggy Kamuf's new book once again demonstrates her exemplarity as a reader of Derrida's texts. From her remarks on sovereignty and possibility to her commentaries on death and mourning, Kamuf's writing bears witness to an outstanding mind at work. Jacques Derrida used the phrases "friendly vigilance" and "rigorous collaboration" to describe Peggy Kamuf's long engagement with his work. The essays collected in this volume amply demonstrate the twin qualities he thus summed up: a warm appreciation of his achievement and the positive force of his example together with an acute eye, and ear, for the fine details of his language and his argumentation. No-one gets closer to both the spirit and the letter of Derrida's writing.