Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:34:20 -0800
Subject: MB: Chris' "2-things"


Chris,

i am quite sure blanchot was very familiar with heidegger (if not the texts 
directly, then through his close friend e. levinas).  Ann Smock suggests a great 
deal of familiarity in her introduction to the translation of _L'Esace 
literaire_ and Rappaport briefly discusses blanchot's influence on levinas' 
reading of heidegger in his book on heidegger and derrida. This, however, is 
secondary literature. what would be interesting is a reading through blanchot 
for "heideggerian" -- i think there is a danger of over-using or even using this 
term -- tropes.

leo