Agamben's Philosophical Lineage

Marrying philological dexterity with analytical acumen, this volume goes a very long way to rectify the often superficial way in which the writings of Giorgio Agamben have been treated in an academic discourse where citation often replaces understanding. The editors and contributors should be commended for providing us, at last, with the intellectual instruments to critically approach Agamben’s creation and destruction of a sui generis philosophical tradition. * Alberto Toscano, Goldsmiths, University of London *
An ambitious and excellently executed survey of the many influences and interlocutors in the work of Giorgio Agamben, and Kotsko and Salzani’s edited volume is an essential book both for those beginning their study of the author of Homo Sacer and for those who have already studied the Italian philosopher for many years. -- Douglas J. Cremer, Woodbury University * The European Legacy *