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Liked It “How does one read this book? Firstly, as a political work, and a practical one at that - D & G offer concepts of political ordering which bypass or subvert traditional hierarchcal or representational systems. Plateaus is an anarchic book, also, in a structural sense. One could, of course, take...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“heavy read.....lots of great theories in design ....read at least 5 times :)”
Nooshin E wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“How does one read this book? Firstly, as a political work, and a practical one at that - D & G offer concepts of political ordering which bypass or subvert traditional hierarchcal or representational systems. Plateaus is an anarchic book, also, in a structural sense. One could, of course, take the Red Queen's advice and start at the beginning and go on to the end and then stop; but you would run the risk of becoming extremely frustrated with a book that deserves to be read. Best, then, to open the book randomly and let your reading ripple outwards.
Simon m wrote this review Wednesday, July 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The language of Plateaus has defeated many readers, I'm sure; elsewhere, Deleuze has elaborated and explained many of the terms used in the work, such as lines of flight, or the body without organs (a concept taken from Artaud). For a clearer explaination of such concepts look at The Logic of Sensation. But I would recommend an experiment - approach Plateaus as if it were a work of science fiction. Indeed, Plateaus can profitably be read alongside much contemporary SF - think of Bruce Sterling's Islands in the Net, for example.
A note on D & G's own literary illustrations - most of the authors co-opted by D & G are English or American. It is as if D & G have constructed their own cannon, which includes such figures as Melville, Beckett, Burroughs, and Lawrence as well as more left-field figures like Lovecraft.”
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