false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175542491m/526145.jpg 526145 1 This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of H & eacute;l & egrave;ne Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact on feminist theory and practice. Susan Sellers, a major scholar on Cixous, provides a lucid account of Cixous's theoretical position, and in particular her distinctive theory of an ' & eacute;criture f & eacute;minine'. She discusses the development of Cixous's literary oeuvre in the context of this theory, and analyses a selection of the works in detail to illustrate the different stages in Cixous's writing career.Focusing on the key novels and plays, Sellers explores a range of issues and themes central to her work; the correlation between the death of Cixous's own father and her 'coming-into-being' as a writer; the psychological process of separation and individuation and the creation of a female authorial self; the discovery of the other and the dramatization of love; the delineation/depiction of an alternative form of relationship between self and other which would have a significance in a wider sphere than that of the merely personal. This much-needed book will be welcomed by students in literature and literary theory, feminism and women's studies, English and French studies and philosophy. 513971 18 4 1996 Helene Cixous: Authorship, Autobiography and Love (Key Contemporary Thinkers) 0 0 2 0 0 0 false false Wed Dec 12 03:04:19 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 03:04:28 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Sep 30 21:29:17 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 21:29:17 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=526145