Helene Cixous

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by Ian Blyth and Susan Sellers

Continuum Publishing

Due/Published May 2004, 144 pages, paper

ISBN 082646680x

Providing a clear and informative introduction to one of the most important and influential European writers working today, this book opens with an overview of the key features of Cixous's theory of 'écriture féminine' (feminine writing). The various manifestations of 'écriture féminine' are then explored in chapters on Cixous's fictional and theatrical writing, her philosophical essays, and her intensely personal approach to literary criticism. The book concludes with a new, lively and wide-ranging interview with Cixous in which she discusses her influences and inspirations, and her thoughts on the nature of writing and the need for an ethical relationship with the world. Also offering a survey of the many English translations of Cixous's work, this book is an indispensable introduction to Cixous's work for students of Literature, Philosophy, Cultural and Gender Studies.