The Newly Born Woman

The Newly Born Woman
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0816614660
ISBN-13 : 9780816614660
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Newly Born Woman by : Hélène Cixous

Published in France as La jeune nee in 1975, and now translated for the first time into English, The Newly Born Woman seeks to uncover the veiled structures of language and society that have situated women in the position called 'woman's place.'

The Book of Promethea

The Book of Promethea
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 0803263430
ISBN-13 : 9780803263437
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Promethea by : Häl_ne Cixous

In writing Le Livre de Promethea Häl_ne Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between twoøwomen in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in France in 1983. Its translation into English by Betsy Wing will extend the influence of a writer already famous for her novels and contributions to feminist theory. In her introduction Betsy Wing notes the contemporary emphasis on "fictions of presence." Cixous, in The Book of Promethea, works to "repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing."

Hélène Cixous, Rootprints

Hélène Cixous, Rootprints
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781134731671
ISBN-13 : 1134731671
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Hélène Cixous, Rootprints by : Mireille Calle-Gruber

Helene Cixous is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and innovative contemporary thinkers. Published here in English for the first time Helene Cixous, Rootprints is an ideal introduction to Cixous's theory and her fiction, tracing her development as a writer and intellectual whose remarkable prespicacity and electrifying poetic force are known world-wide. Unprecedented in its form and content this collection breaks new ground in the theory and practice of auto/biography. Cixous's creative reflections on the past provide occasion for scintillating forays into the future. The text includes: * an extended interview between Cixous and Calle-Gruber, exploring Cixous's creative and intellectual processes * a revealing collection of photographs taken from Cixous's family album, set against a poetic reflection by the author * selections from Cixous's private notebooks * a contribution by Jacques Derrida * original 'thing-pieces' by Calle-Gruber.

White Ink

White Ink
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 205
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ISBN-10 : 9781317492733
ISBN-13 : 1317492730
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis White Ink by : Helene Cixous

Helene Cixous is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential feminist writers and thinkers. "White Ink" brings together her most revealing interviews, available in English for the first time. Spanning over four decades and including a new interview with the editor Susan Sellers, this collection presents a brilliant, running commentary on the subjects at the heart of Cixous' writing.Here, Cixous discusses her books and her creative process, her views on and insights into literature, philosophy, theatre, politics, aesthetics, faith and ethics, human relations and the state of the world. As she responds to interviewers' questions, Cixous is prompted to reflect on her roles and activities as poet, playwright, feminist theorist, professor of literature, philosopher, woman, Jew. Each interview is a remarkable performance, an event in language and thought where Cixous' celebrated intellectual and poetic force can be witnessed 'in action'. The accessibility of the interview format provides an excellent starting-point for readers new to Cixous, while those already familiar with her work will find unexpected insights and fresh elucidations of her thought.

Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing

Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 0231076592
ISBN-13 : 9780231076593
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing by : Hélène Cixous

Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing is a poetic, insightful, and ultimately moving exploration of 'the strange science of writing.' In a magnetic, irresistible narrative, Cixous reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for 'great' writing: The School of the Dead--the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born; The School of Dreams--the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and The School of Roots--the importance of depth in the 'nether realms' in all aspects of writing. Cixous's love of language and passion for the written word is evident on every page. Her emotive style draws heavily on the writers she most admires: the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector, the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, the Austrian novelists Ingeborg Bachmann and Thomas Bernhard, Dostoyevsky and, most of all, Kafka.

Stigmata

Stigmata
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9781134680993
ISBN-13 : 1134680996
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Stigmata by : Hélène Cixous

Hèléne Cixous -- author, playwright and French feminist theorist -- is a key figure in twentieth-century literary theory. Stigmata brings together her most recent essays for the first time. Acclaimed for her intricate and challenging writing style, Cixous presents a collection of texts that get away -- escaping the reader, the writers, the book. Cixous's writing pursues authors such as Stendhal, Joyce, Derrida, and Rembrandt, da Vinci, Picasso -- works that share an elusive movement in spite of striking differences. Along the way these essays explore a broad range of poetico-philosophical questions that have become characteristic of Cixous' work: * love's labours lost and found * feminine hours * autobiographies of writing * the prehistory of the work of art Stigmata goes beyond theory, becoming an extraordinary writer's testimony to our lives and times.

Hélène Cixous

Hélène Cixous
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 293
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ISBN-10 : 9781526140685
ISBN-13 : 1526140683
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Hélène Cixous by : Nicholas Royle

A lucid, original and inventive critical introduction to Helene Cixous (1937-). Royle offers close readings of many of her works, from Inside (1969) to the present. He foregrounds Cixous's importance for 'English literature' as well as creative writing, autobiography, narrative theory, psychoanalysis, ecology, gender studies and queer theory.

Readings

Readings
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9781452900513
ISBN-13 : 1452900515
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Readings by : Hélène Cixous

Four striking and novel textual studies of major literary figures and emergent authors. Selected from Cixous's seminars taught between 1980 and 1986 at the Universite de Paris VIII (Saint-Denis) and at the College International de Philosphie, the texts chronicle the French intellectual scene with its shifting tastes over the decade following May 1968. Edited, translated, and introduced by Verena Andermatt Conley. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Tomb(e)

Tomb(e)
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Publisher : French List
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0857427547
ISBN-13 : 9780857427540
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Tomb(e) by : Hélène Cixous

"In 1968-69 I wanted to die, that is to say, stop living, being killed, but it was blocked on all sides," wrote Hélène Cixous, esteemed French feminist, playwright, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist. Instead of suicide, she began to dream of writing a tomb for herself. This tomb became a work that is a testament to Cixous's life and spirit and a secret book, the first book she ever authored. Originally written in 1970, Tombe is a Homerian recasting of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis in the thickets of Central Park, a book Cixous provocatively calls the "all-powerful-other of all my books, it sparks them off, makes them run, it is their Messiah." Masterfully translated by Laurent Milesi, Tombe preserves the sonic complexities and intricate wordplay at the core of Cixous's writing, and reveals the struggles, ideas, and intents at the center of her work. With a new prologue by the author, this is a necessary document in the development of Cixous's aesthetic as a writer and theorist, and will be eagerly welcomed by readers as a crucial building block in the foundation of her later work.

The Third Body

The Third Body
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Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9780810126541
ISBN-13 : 0810126540
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Third Body by : Helene Cixous

Jacques Derrida has called Cixous the greatest contemporary French writer.