Post-Structuralism & Deconstruction as an Integral Part of Literary Theory: An Overview

Abstract

The paper is prepared to explore the theoretical practice of ‘post-structuralism’, its close affinity with structuralism as well as its later development as a ‘deconstruction in the flux of our world-wide theoretical perspective of language and literature. The term ‘post-structuralism’, which is chiefly related with the basic tenets of structuralism, its semantics and syntactics, gets profoundly discussed from various representations, including lingual, psychoanalytical, the feministic and literary arena. The evolution of post-structuralism, key terms deeply related with this practice, all noted theoreticians, their contributions and views are all followed with details as far as practicable. On theoretical aspects, a scholarly attempt has been made on the prospects and praxis of this theory, as it stamps an imprint of practicability and usefulness in the purview of literature. A kaleidoscopic observance to uphold the philosophical constructs behind the structure of symbols, signs and language and its multilayered representations, irrespective time and place, is adopted for a larger concept of ‘humanity for humanity’s sake’ .