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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820823203321

Autore

Cixous Helène <1937-, >

Titolo

White ink : interviews on sex, text and politics / / Helène Cixous ; edited by Susan Sellers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49273-0

1-317-49274-9

1-315-71170-2

1-282-94733-8

9786612947339

1-84465-412-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

European perspectives White ink

Altri autori (Persone)

SellersSusan

Disciplina

848.914

Soggetti

Women authors, French

Feminism and literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2008 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Bibliography of the works of Hélène Cixous": p. 183-192.

Nota di contenuto

Writing the enigma -- Writing the feminine -- Writing and politics -- Writing and theatre -- Writing roots -- On painting, music and nature -- Dialogues.

Sommario/riassunto

Hélène Cixous is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential feminist writers and thinkers. White Ink brings together her most revealing interviews. 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’s 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 Hélène Cixous’s 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.