The Portable Cixous

by Hélène Cixous

Book Overview

H l ne 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231145314
• ISBN13: 9780231145312
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher