| The Kristeva Critical Reader Contributor(s): Lechte, John (Editor), Zournazi, Mary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748616594 ISBN-13: 9780748616596 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: This in-depth critical assessment of the work of French psychoanalyst and literary theorist, Julia Kristeva, brings together for the first time readings both classical and new. Kristeva's writing on literature and psychoanalysis, language and social issues, as well as her fiction, are all considered. Each reading confronts questions raised by Kristeva's thought and contributes to giving an overview of her concerns. Chapters written especially for this volume take the reader into the most recent work of this eminent thinker of the post-War era. Essays address: * Kristeva's writings in the 1960s and 1970s on the semiotic and on poetic language * The implications for feminism, art, psychoanalysis and cultural difference of the works of the 1980s * Kristeva's theory of revolt and the feminine genius in the writings of the 1990s Both the non-specialist reader and the Kristeva scholar will find this to be an essential collection of criticism. Features * Full coverage of Kristeva's thought and writings * Explanatory and contextualizing headnotes at the beginning of each reading * Primary bibliography of Kristeva's works and a secondary bibliography of works cited * Glossary of key terms |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Foreign Language Study - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 9.2" (0.89 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: This in-depth critical assessment of the work of French psychoanalyst and literary theorist, Julia Kristeva, brings together for the first time readings both classical and new. Kristeva's writing on literature and psychoanalysis, language and social issues, as well as her fiction, are all considered.Each reading confronts questions raised by Kristeva's thought and contributes to giving an overview of her concerns. Chapters written especially for this volume take the reader into the most recent work of this most eminent thinker of the post-War era. Essays address: *Kristeva's writings in the 1960s and 1970s on the semiotic and on poetic language*The implications for feminism, art, psychoanalysis and cultural difference of the works of the 1980s*Kristeva's theory of revolt and the feminine genius in the writings of the 1990sBoth the non-specialist reader and the Kristeva scholar will find this to be an essential collection of criticism.Features: *Full coverage of Kristeva's thought and writings *Explanatory and contextualising headnotes at the beginning of each reading*Primary bibliography of Kristeva's works and a secondary bibliography of works cited *Glossary of key ter |