Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 22:58:38 -0400
From: George <ew407-AT-freenet.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: preface to HF


In his 1972 short preface, Foucault only says that the editor asked him to
write a new preface, but he declined because the words of his book should
stand for themselves.
He did not give a reason for withdrawing the previous preface.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Turner" <k.turner-AT-lancaster.ac.uk>
To: "Foucault List" <foucault-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: preface to HF


> Just got my hands on a copy of the English translation to the first
> preface to "Historie de la folie."
> It makes for very interesting reading; specifically with regard to the
> directions foucault's writing took.
>
> My questions is: does anybody know why foucault withdrew it?
> I cannot see any obvious problem with it, and was curious as to why it was
> taken out of the 1972 edition.
>
> regards - k
>
> -- 
> Kevin Turner
> Dept. of Sociology
> Cartmel College
> Lancaster University
> Lancaster
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