Title: Hélène Cixous
Description: Helene Cixous' analyses of the relations between sexuality and textual production have transformed theoretical discussion of gender and writing. Her work on the implications of a feminine economy in writing, and insistence on the bodily dimensions of textual production have led to a new understanding of the project of feminist literary criticism. Morag Shiach provides an introduction for the English-speaking reader to the range of Cixous's creative and theoretical writings. In dealing with Cixous' theoretical arguments, Shiach both clarifies the philosophical and historical context of her work, and insists on its novelty and specificity. The book offers close analysis of Cixous' fictional texts, as well as her discussions of the relations between the political and the textual. There is also a detailed account of Cixous' theatrical writings, and of her collaboration with the Theatre du Soleil. -- Publisher description.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Feminism and literature, History, Politics and literature, Cixous, helene, 1937-, Feminism, Literary theory, French literature, Criticism and interpretationcixous, hélène , 1937-, Feminism and literature--history, Feminism and literature--france--history--20th century, Politics and literature--history, Politics and literature--france--history--20th century, Pq2663.i9 z84 1991, 848/.91409
Places: France
People: Hélène Cixous (1937-)
Time periods: 20th century