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Description for Helene Cixous
Paperback. aeo This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the work of Helene Cixous, which will be accessible to students as well as researchers. aeo It provides a detailed exposition of Cixousa s theoretical position, paying particular attention to her fiction and drama. This focus is what makes the book distinctive. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 291.
This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of Helene Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact on feminist theory and practice.
This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of Helene Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact on feminist theory and practice.
Susan Sellers, a major scholar on Cixous, provides a lucid account of Cixous's theoretical position, and in particular her distinctive theory of an 'écriture féminine'. She discusses the development of Cixous's literary oeuvre in the context of this theory, and analyses a selection of the works in detail to illustrate the different stages in Cixous's writing career.
Focusing on the key novels and plays, Sellers explores ... Read more
This much-needed book will be welcomed by students in literature and literary theory, feminism and women's studies, English and French studies and philosophy.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Key Contemporary Thinkers
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745612553
SKU
V9780745612553
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About Susan Sellers
Susan Sellers is a British author, translator, editor and novelist. She is Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of St Andrews, and co-General Editor of the Cambridge University Press edition of the writings of Virginia Woolf.
Reviews for Helene Cixous
"The exceptional clarity of Sellers expositions are backed up by an unerring choice of the clearest and most approachable quotations from Cixous's work. Her ability to do this stems from her unrivalled knowledge of Cixous's work. She has done an excellent job of making a notoriously difficult writer accessible to undergraduates." Dr Elizabeth Fallaize, St. John's College, Oxford ... Read more