A 'wilful extremist' according to the London Times, H???l???ne Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. Acclaimed by luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, her writing has nonetheless been misunderstood and misread, to a surprising extent. With the inclusion of Stigmata, one of her greatest works into the Routledge Classics series, this is about to change. Questions that have long concerned her - the self and the other, autobiographies of writing, sexual difference, literary theory, post ...
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A 'wilful extremist' according to the London Times, H???l???ne Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. Acclaimed by luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, her writing has nonetheless been misunderstood and misread, to a surprising extent. With the inclusion of Stigmata, one of her greatest works into the Routledge Classics series, this is about to change. Questions that have long concerned her - the self and the other, autobiographies of writing, sexual difference, literary theory, post-colonial theory, death and life - are explored here, woven into a stunning narrative. Displaying a remarkable virtuosity, the work of Cixous is heady stuff indeed: exciting, powerful, moving, and dangerous.
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Very Good Condition. An excellent copy in great condition. Only light wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm. vii, 198 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Cixous, Hélène, 1937---Translations into English; ISBN: 0415179793. ISBN/EAN: 9780415179799. Add. Inventory No: 240208RMS014001.
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Minor wear. VG. 22x14cm, vi, 198 pp. Contents: Bathsheba or the interior Bible--Without end, no, State of drawingness, no, rather: The executioner's taking off--In October 1991...--Hiss of the axe--What is a clock? or The door (we never enter)--Love of the wolf--'Mamãe, disse ele, ' or Joyce's second hand--Unmasked! --Writing blind: conversation with the donkey--My Algeriance, in other words: to depart not to arrive from Algeria--Shared at dawn--Stigmata, or Job the dog. [" This collection of essays explores some poetico-philosophical questions that have long been circulating in the Cixousian universe: love's labours lost and found, feminine hours, autobiographies of writing, and animal-human family ties"-publisher's description].