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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10080321443X
ISBN-139780803214439
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038611278
Product Key Features
Book TitleBook of Promethea
Number of Pages211 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLgbt / Lesbian, General
Publication Year1991
GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction
AuthorHelene Cixous, Hélène Cixous
Book SeriesEuropean Women Writers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-041111
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"This book is destined to be a classic. It is one of Cixous's most widely recognized and celebrated fictional texts, and Betsy Wing's translation is masterful."-Alice A. Jardine, Harvard University, "This book is destined to be a classic. It is one of Cixous''s most widely recognized and celebrated fictional texts, and Betsy Wing''s translation is masterful."-Alice A. Jardine, Harvard University, "This book is destined to be a classic. It is one of Cixous''s most widely recognized and celebrated fictional texts, and Betsy Wing''s translation is masterful."--Alice A. Jardine, Harvard University
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal843/.914
SynopsisIn writing Le Livre de Promethea Hélène Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in France in 1983. Its translation into English by Betsy Wing will extend the influence of a writer already famous for her novels and contributions to feminist theory. In her introduction Betsy Wing notes the contemporary emphasis on "fictions of presence." Cixous, in The Book of Promethea , works to "repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing.", In writing Le Livre de Promethea H l ne Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in France in 1983. Its translation into English by Betsy Wing will extend the influence of a writer already famous for her novels and contributions to feminist theory. In her introduction Betsy Wing notes the contemporary emphasis on "fictions of presence." Cixous, in The Book of Promethea , works to "repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing."
LC Classification NumberPQ2663.I9L5813 1991
