The Portable Cixous Paperback / softback

by Helene Cixous

Edited by Marta (Universitat de Barcelona) Segarra

Part of the European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism series

Paperback / softback

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Description

Helene Cixous is more than an influential theorist.

She is also a groundbreaking author and playwright. Combining an idiosyncratic mix of autobiographical and fictional narrative with a host of philosophical and poetic observations, Cixous's writing matches the kaleidoscopic nature of her thought, offering new ways of conceptualizing sex, relationships, identity, and the self, among other topics. Yet, as Jacques Derrida once observed, a "profound misunderstanding" hangs over the accomplishments of Cixous, with many believing the intellectual excelled only at theoretical exploration.

Providing a truly liberal selection of her writings from throughout her career, Marta Segarra rediscovers Cixous's acts of invention for a new generation to enjoy.

Divided into thematic concerns, these works fully capture Cixous's genius for merging fiction, theory, and the experience of living.

They discuss dreaming in the feminine, Algeria and Germany, love and the other, the animal, Derrida, and the theater.

They defy classification, locking literature, philosophy, and psychoanalysis into thrilling new patterns of engagement. Whether readers are familiar with Cixous or are approaching her thought for the first time, all will find fresh perspectives on gender, fiction, drama, philosophy, religion, and the postcolonial.