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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789512303321

Autore

Cixous Helene <1937->

Titolo

The writing notebooks of Helene Cixous / / edited [and translated] by Susan Sellers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Continuum, , [2004]

2004

ISBN

0-8264-6992-2

1-283-20748-6

9786613207487

1-4411-8494-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Disciplina

848/.91409

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-126).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Pages from Hélène Cixous's writing notebooks; Magnetizing the world': an interview with Hélène Cixous; Select bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Hélène Cixous is among the most influential and original literary critics and feminist thinkers of our time. This volume reproduces - for the first time, in any language - a collection of pages from her original writing notebooks, offering a unique insight into her radical thought and work. The material gathered here ranges across the full spectrum of Cixous' writing, including the concept of écriture féminine, and the starting points and sources of inspiration for her poetry and prose. The editor's introduction succinctly outlines the central tenets of Cixous' theory of writing. Each extract