| Kristeva's Fiction Contributor(s): Trigo, Benigno (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1438448260 ISBN-13: 9781438448268 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| LCCN: 2012045677 |
| Series: SUNY Series, Insinuations: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.99" W x 8.92" (0.64 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With published work spanning more than forty years, Julia Kristeva's influence in psychoanalysis and literary theory is difficult to overstate. In addition to this scholarship Kristeva has written several novels, however this portion of her oeuvre has received comparatively scant attention. In this book, Kristeva scholars from a number of disciplines analyze her novels in relation to her work in psychoanalysis, interrogating the relationships between fiction and theory. The essays explore questions including, what is the value of experimental writing that escapes easy definition and classification, putting ideas at the same level as character, pacing, plot, suspense, form, and style? And, how might such fiction help its readers overcome the psychological maladies that affect contemporary society? The contributors make a compelling case for understanding Kristeva's fiction as a crucial influence to her wider psychoanalytic project. |