Jacques Derrida, the chief proponent of Deconstruction, has had an enormous impact on intellectual life around the world. This movement was a real revolution for the Western  metaphysical tradition. It represents a response to Phenomenology, Structuralism and Psychoanalysis.
     Deconstruction is not synonimus with "destruction" but is much closer to the meaning of "analysis". A Deconstructive reading is a reading which analyses the specificity of the text, one meaning over another.
     Deconstructivism deals with the profound analysis of a text that claims its own identity derived from the author's background. According to him, each text constitutes a self and is written under certain circumstances which are subordinated to writer's context. Moreover, each reader gets his or her own conclusion about it.
     In my opinion, Deconstruction is essentially a very new and revolutionary way of "criticising" a text. It's can be very interesting to have a look on this new point of view.
     Through this page you can find some basic information to start your experience with Deconstructive Theories. I hope you enjoy your trip.