The Gay Science Author(s): By Michel Foucault, Nicolae Morar, and Daniel W. Smith Reviewed work(s): Source: Critical Inquiry, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Spring 2011), pp. 385-403 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/659351 . Accessed: 08/12/2012 16:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. The University of Chicago Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Critical Inquiry. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded by the authorized user from 192.168.72.229 on Sat, 8 Dec 2012 16:35:29 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions The Gay Science Michel Foucault Translated by Nicolae Morar and Daniel W. Smith JEAN LE BITOUX: What is the reason that, of all your books, this first volume of The History of Sexuality is the one you think has been most mis- understood? MICHEL FOUCAULT: (long silence) It’s hard to say whether a book has been understood or misunderstood. Because, after all, perhaps the person who wrote the book is the one who misunderstood it. Because the reader would not be the one who understood or misunderstood it.