RC Series Bundle: Stigmata: Escaping Texts (Routledge Classics) [Paperback]

Helene Cixous (Author), Derrida (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415345456 | ISBN-13: 978-0415345453 | Publication Date: April 19, 2005 | Edition: 2

A 'wilful extremist' according to the London Times, Hélène Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. Acclaimed by luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, her writing has nonetheless been misunderstood and misread, to a surprising extent. With the inclusion of Stigmata, one of her greatest works into the Routledge Classics series, this is about to change. Questions that have long concerned her – the self and the other, autobiographies of writing, sexual difference, literary theory, post-colonial theory, death and life – are explored here, woven into a stunning narrative. Displaying a remarkable virtuosity, the work of Cixous is heady stuff indeed: exciting, powerful, moving, and dangerous.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Cixous, author of more than 30 books of fiction, essays, and plays and professor of literature at the University of Paris 8, which she helped found in 1968, describes this work as an autobiographical narrative. One of the scant autobiographical facts she mentions is that her father, a Jewish physician, chose to raise his family in an Arab neighborhood in Algeria rather than a French one. As long as her father lived, the family was treated with respect, but when he died, she claims that the Arabs spurned the family because of their " `jewfrenchness,' a double original sin." Cixous's essays reveal her vast erudition, covering topics as diverse as sexual difference, postcolonial theory, literary theory, love, life, and death. In one essay, her analysis of the works of James Joyce and Clarice Lispector are especially insightful. This is fascinating reading, especially for comparative literature and other scholars.?Robert T. Ivey, Univ. of Memphis
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Review

'The ultra unscrutable feminist theorist' - "The New York Times" 'A literary critic, and a very intelligent one...a sort of French Susan Sontag.' - "The Financial Times" '"Stigmata's" sample of offerings brings the reader up to date with her current concerns [and] make[s] a worthwhile contribution to Cixous studies ... undoubtedly of value to those students, teachers and researchers who are interested in her rich body of writing.' - "Gill Rye, Women's Philosophy Review" 'HelA ne Cixous is in my eyes, today, the greatest writer in the French language. Stigmata is henceforth a classic. One of her most recent masterpieces.' - "Jacques Derrida"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (April 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415345456
• ISBN-13: 978-0415345453
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,273,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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