HA(c)lA*ne Cixous – författare

Hèléne Cixous -- author, playwright and French feminist theorist -- is a key figure in twentieth-century literary theory. Stigmata brings together her most recent essays for the first time.Acclaimed for her intricate and challenging writing style, Cixous presents a collection of texts that get away -- escaping the reader, the writers, the book. Cixous''s writing pursues authors such as Stendhal, Joyce, Derrida, and Rembrandt, da Vinci, Picasso -- works that share an elusive movement in spite of striking differences. Along the way these essays explore a broad range of poetico-philosophical questions that have become characteristic of Cixous'' work:* love''s labours lost and found* feminine hours* autobiographies of writing* the prehistory of the work of artStigmata goes beyond theory, becoming an extraordinary writer''s testimony to our lives and times.

Hèléne Cixous -- author, playwright and French feminist theorist -- is a key figure in twentieth-century literary theory. Stigmata brings together her most recent essays for the first time.Acclaimed for her intricate and challenging writing style, Cixous presents a collection of texts that get away -- escaping the reader, the writers, the book. Cixous''s writing pursues authors such as Stendhal, Joyce, Derrida, and Rembrandt, da Vinci, Picasso -- works that share an elusive movement in spite of striking differences. Along the way these essays explore a broad range of poetico-philosophical questions that have become characteristic of Cixous'' work:* love''s labours lost and found* feminine hours* autobiographies of writing* the prehistory of the work of artStigmata goes beyond theory, becoming an extraordinary writer''s testimony to our lives and times.

Helene Cixous is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and innovative contemporary thinkers. Published here in English for the first time Helene Cixous, Rootprints is an ideal introduction to Cixous''s theory and her fiction, tracing her development as a writer and intellectual whose remarkable prespicacity and electrifying poetic force are known world-wide.Unprecedented in its form and content this collection breaks new ground in the theory and practice of auto/biography. Cixous''s creative reflections on the past provide occasion for scintillating forays into the future.The text includes:* an extended interview between Cixous and Calle-Gruber, exploring Cixous''s creative and intellectual processes* a revealing collection of photographs taken from Cixous''s family album, set against a poetic reflection by the author * selections from Cixous''s private notebooks* a contribution by Jacques Derrida* original ''thing-pieces'' by Calle-Gruber.

Helene Cixous is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and innovative contemporary thinkers. Published here in English for the first time Helene Cixous, Rootprints is an ideal introduction to Cixous''s theory and her fiction, tracing her development as a writer and intellectual whose remarkable prespicacity and electrifying poetic force are known world-wide.Unprecedented in its form and content this collection breaks new ground in the theory and practice of auto/biography. Cixous''s creative reflections on the past provide occasion for scintillating forays into the future.The text includes:* an extended interview between Cixous and Calle-Gruber, exploring Cixous''s creative and intellectual processes* a revealing collection of photographs taken from Cixous''s family album, set against a poetic reflection by the author * selections from Cixous''s private notebooks* a contribution by Jacques Derrida* original ''thing-pieces'' by Calle-Gruber.