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Writing and Sexual Difference
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Writing and Sexual Difference
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Abigail Bray offers a lucid and accessible introduction to Hélène Cixous and her theorisation of writing and sexual difference. This book explores the context of feminist debates surrounding Cixous's work and provides a concise explanation of her major philosophical and literary concepts, including the 'other bisexuality', the 'third body', and l'écriture feminine. Bray demonstrates, through original and provocative readings of texts by James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Clarice Lispector and Angela Carter, the creative potential of Cixous's thought on literature and philosophy.
Reading Cixous alongside Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze and Derrida, Bray argues for a recognition of Cixous as one of the important thinkers of our times.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: WRITING AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE
Poetry and Politics: Cixous and her Critics
The Major Concepts
PART II: UNDOING THE LAW
Feminine Writing and Sexual Difference: James Joyce
The Moment of the Third Body: Virginia Woolf and The Waves
Libidinal Education: Lispector and Cixous
The Question of Transgression: Angela Carter
PART III: WRITING, THEORY, AND BEYOND Where Do We Go From Here? (Moving Towards Freedom)
Notes
Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography
Index.
Product details
| Published | Mar 04 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780333922392 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | Transitions |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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