Helene Cixous : Live Theory

Author(s): Susan Sellers and Ian Blyth

Feminism | Philosophy

Helene Cixous: Live Theory provides a clear and informative introduction to one of the most important and influential European writers working today.


The book opens with an overview of the key features of Cixous's theory of ecriture feminine (feminine writing). The various manifestations of ecriture feminine are then explored in chapters on Cixous's fictional and theatrical writing, her philosophical essays, and her intensely personal approach to literary criticism.


The book concludes with a new, lively and wide-ranging interview with Helene Cixous in which she discusses her influences and inspirations, and her thoughts on the nature of writing and the need for an ethical relationship with the world. Also offering a survey of the many English translations of Cixous's work, this book is an indispensable introduction to her work for students of Literature, Philosophy, Cultural and Gender Studies.


 


Product Information

 Ian Blyth is a Teaching Fellow in Modern Literature, University of St Andrews.


Susan Sellers is a Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of St Andrews and editor of The Helene Cixous Reader

1. Introduction; 2. Feminine Writing; 3. Fiction and Theatre; 4. Poetic Theory; 5. Cixous on Others: Others on Cixous; 6. Cixous Live; 7. Conclusion

General Fields

  • : 9780826466808
  • : cipg
  • : cipg
  • : April 2004
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Susan Sellers and Ian Blyth
  • : Paperback
  • : 0000
  • : 194
  • : 164