Volleys of Humanity: Essays 1972-2009
Helene Cixous and Eric Prenowitz
Abstract
This book contains a selection of fifteen important yet previously untranslated and unpublished pieces from Hélène Cixous, one of the most famous and influential French theorists. Spanning nearly 40 years of work, Cixous ranges over literature, philosophy, politics and culture in what she calls her ‘autobibliography’. A wide variety of writers are considered, including Proust, Kleist, Lispector, Joyce, Shakespeare and Stendhal. Each chapter in this book is accompanied by references and a commentary.
Keywords: literature, philosophy, politics, culture, Proust, Kleist, Lispector, Joyce, Shakespeare, Stendhal
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748639038 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748639038.001.0001 |
