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- ISBN
- 9781584351146
- Book Title
- Heroines
- Book Series
- Semiotext (E) / Active Agents Ser.
- Publisher
- Semiotexte The Limited
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Social Science
- Topic
- Feminism & Feminist Theory, Subjects & Themes / Women, Feminist, Women's Studies
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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Publisher
Semiotexte The Limited
ISBN-10
1584351144
ISBN-13
9781584351146
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117191552
Product Key Features
Book Title
Heroines
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Feminism & Feminist Theory, Subjects & Themes / Women, Feminist, Women's Studies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science
Book Series
Semiotext (E) / Active Agents Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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Intended Audience
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LCCN
2012-462784
Dewey Edition
23
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Named one of the best books of 2012 by Laurie Penny in The New Statesman ('a lush, lyrical feminist memoir'), by Michele Filgate and Karolina Waclawiak at Salon , by Elissa Schappell at the Tin House blog, by Tobias Carroll at Vol. 1 Brooklyn , by Laura Pearson at Time Out Chicago , at The Nervous Breakdown , the ICA London blog , at Drawn&Quarterly bookstore, and by Verso Books., Issues a powerful clarion call for a supportive community of female writers who will fixate on their own experiences without shame and reject the 'measuring rod' of the 'Great American (Male) Novelist.', Zambreno doesn't write with the measured voice of someone who can count on being listened to, but with the wail of someone confined to a shed., "Intensity and intelligence forge the baseline current that runs through andcharacterizes most of Kate Zambreno's written work." -- The Millions , where Heroines was named one of the "Most Anticipated" Books of 2012., An eloquent plea that diaries and other traditionally 'feminine' forms of writing be paid their due., "Zambreno stages an impassioned encounter between the medicalised lives of JaneBowles, Vivienne Eliot, Zelda Fitzgerald and other Modernist wives and mistresses and her ownstruggles as a young woman and a writer. The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as shedeconstructs the toxic strategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'.Brilliant and groundbreaking." -- David Kennedy , Times HigherEducation, " Heroines is part literary criticism, part literary history, partmemoir, part feminist polemic. In its form and in its writing, Heroines is what the author is tryingto rescue and reclaim: to use Zambreno's favourite words, it's messy, girly, and excessive. It'salso sharp, finely-structured, and meticulously (voraciously) researched." -- SubashiniNavaratnam at PopMatters, It should come as no surprise that her provocative new work, Heroines , published by Semiotext(e)'s Active Agents imprint next month, challenges easy categorization, this time by poetically swerving in and out of memoir, diary, fiction, literary history, criticism, and theory. With equal parts unabashed pathos and exceptional intelligence, Heroines foregrounds female subjectivity to produce an impressive and original work that examines the suppression of various female modernists in relation to Zambreno's own complicated position as a writer and a wife., Named one of the best books of 2012 by Laurie Penny in The New Statesman ("a lush, lyrical feminist memoir"), by Michele Filgate and Karolina Waclawiak at Salon , by Elissa Schappell at the Tin House blog, by Tobias Carroll at Vol. 1 Brooklyn , by Laura Pearson at Time Out Chicago , at The Nervous Breakdown , the ICA London blog , at Drawn&Quarterly bookstore, and by Verso Books., Zambreno stages an impassioned encounter between the medicalised lives of Jane Bowles, Vivienne Eliot, Zelda Fitzgerald and other Modernist wives and mistresses and her own struggles as a young woman and a writer. The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as she deconstructs the toxic strategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'. Brilliant and groundbreaking., "The writing in Heroines is sharp, visceral, self-avowedly furious, oftenbrilliant..." -- Jerome Boyd Maunsell , Times LiterarySupplement, For anyone interested in the present and future of literature, Heroines is required reading, and rereading., "In her third book, Heroines , a genre-defying battle cry aboutforgotten and suppressed women in literature (as well as her role in the gendered story of her ownlife), Zambreno's mirror is more relentless and reflective than ever. A scholarly treatise forreaders who never cared about scholarship, and a memoir for those who have had enough with theinsularity of simple confession, Heroines synthesizes the raw passion of a diary with the relevanceand scope of nothing less than the history of literature. As 2012 nears a close, I'm hard-pressed tothink of a book I've read this year that obsessed me more in the moment, rippled out as much into mydaily life and conversations, or left more powerful aftershocks." -- GinaFrangello , The Rumpus, It is in her 'counterattack against this censorship; that Zambreno is at her mostexhilarating and eviscerating: rightfully unashamed to acknowledge that it began from a position ofanger, Heroines is rigorous and confident, fiercely intelligent in its demand fora fairer way of reading, writing and writing about women -- past, present and future., Intensity and intelligence forge the baseline current that runs through and characterizes most of Kate Zambreno's written work. Heroines was named one of the "Most Anticipated" Books of 2012., In her third book, Heroines , a genre-defying battle cry about forgotten and suppressed women in literature (as well as her role in the gendered story of her own life), Zambreno's mirror is more relentless and reflective than ever. A scholarly treatise for readers who never cared about scholarship, and a memoir for those who have had enough with the insularity of simple confession, Heroines synthesizes the raw passion of a diary with the relevance and scope of nothing less than the history of literature. As 2012 nears a close, I'm hard-pressed to think of a book I've read this year that obsessed me more in the moment, rippled out as much into my daily life and conversations, or left more powerful aftershocks., "The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as she deconstructs the toxicstrategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'. Brilliant andgroundbreaking." -- David Kennedy , Times HigherEducation, "I was reading your book intensely for days and people started asking, "Ok ok, whatis this book?" What is this book you are so enraptured by? And I said, "Well, it's a book I've beenwaiting for for a long time." I am very excited it exists." -- Mary Borkowski , The New Inquiry, Heroines is part literary criticism, part literary history, partmemoir, part feminist polemic. In its form and in its writing, Heroines is what the author is tryingto rescue and reclaim: to use Zambreno's favourite words, it's messy, girly, and excessive. It'salso sharp, finely-structured, and meticulously (voraciously) researched., Heroines is part literary criticism, part literary history, part memoir, part feminist polemic. In its form and in its writing, Heroines is what the author is trying to rescue and reclaim: to use Zambreno's favourite words, it's messy, girly, and excessive. It's also sharp, finely-structured, and meticulously (voraciously) researched., "It should come as no surprise that her provocative new work, Heroines , published by Semiotext(e)'s Active Agents imprint next month,challenges easy categorization, this time by poetically swerving in and out of memoir, diary,fiction, literary history, criticism, and theory. With equal parts unabashed pathos and exceptionalintelligence, Heroines foregrounds female subjectivity to produce an impressive and original workthat examines the suppression of various female modernists in relation to Zambreno's own complicatedposition as a writer and a wife." -- Christopher Higgs , The ParisReview online, Heroines gives itself permission to be the kind of work of criticism that sometimes has tears in its eyes, that is a little red in the face by the end of the argument because it just loves the books so much; it is so invested. It is these qualities that make the book feel vast, voluptuous, while at the same time focused. It is heavily researched, sharply observed. It Takes Up Space but it does so on its own terms. And that Zambreno sets this example and does so boldly is, for me, one of the most exciting things about the work., Intensity and intelligence forge the baseline current that runs through andcharacterizes most of Kate Zambreno's written work. Heroines was named one of the "Most Anticipated" Books of 2012., Issues a powerful clarion call for a supportive community of female writers who willfixate on their own experiences without shame and reject the "measuring rod" of the "GreatAmerican (Male) Novelist., The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as she deconstructs the toxicstrategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'. Brilliant andgroundbreaking., An eloquent plea that diaries and other traditionally "feminine" forms of writing be paid their due., It is in her 'counterattack against this censorship; that Zambreno is at her most exhilarating and eviscerating: rightfully unashamed to acknowledge that it began from a position of anger, Heroines is rigorous and confident, fiercely intelligent in its demand for a fairer way of reading, writing and writing about women -- past, present and future., " Heroines reads with an almost physical urgency, as thoughwritten in a hot, hot heat, as Zambreno tangles and untangles historic and fictional literary ladies(Emma Bovary, Nicole Diver), all while chronicling her own creative frustration as she trails herhusband from one backwater academic post to the next, trying to dig herself out of her own alienatedfunk. It's totally smart, provocative, and oddly sexy." -- Martha Bayne , Chicago Reader, For anyone interested in the present and future of literature, Heroines is requiredreading, and rereading., Intensity and intelligence forge the baseline current that runs through and characterizes most of Kate Zambreno's written work. Heroines was named one of the 'Most Anticipated' Books of 2012., Heroines gives itself permission to be the kind of work ofcriticism that sometimes has tears in its eyes, that is a little red in the face by the end of theargument because it just loves the books so much; it is so invested. It is these qualities that makethe book feel vast, voluptuous, while at the same time focused. It is heavily researched, sharplyobserved. It Takes Up Space but it does so on its own terms. And that Zambreno sets this example anddoes so boldly is, for me, one of the most exciting things about the work., I was reading your book intensely for days and people started asking, "Ok ok, what is this book?" What is this book you are so enraptured by? And I said, "Well, it's a book I've been waiting for for a long time." I am very excited it exists., " Heroines gives itself permission to be the kind of work ofcriticism that sometimes has tears in its eyes, that is a little red in the face by the end of theargument because it just loves the books so much; it is so invested. It is these qualities that makethe book feel vast, voluptuous, while at the same time focused. It is heavily researched, sharplyobserved. It Takes Up Space but it does so on its own terms. And that Zambreno sets this example anddoes so boldly is, for me, one of the most exciting things about the work." -- AimeeWall at Maisonneuve, "For anyone interested in the present and future of literature, Heroines is requiredreading, and rereading." -- Liz Baudler, Examiner.com, I was reading your book intensely for days and people started asking, "Ok ok, what isthis book?" What is this book you are so enraptured by? And I said, "Well, it's a book I've beenwaiting for for a long time." I am very excited it exists., I was reading your book intensely for days and people started asking, 'Ok ok, what is this book?' What is this book you are so enraptured by? And I said, 'Well, it's a book I've been waiting for for a long time.' I am very excited it exists., Heroines reads with an almost physical urgency, as though written in a hot, hot heat, as Zambreno tangles and untangles historic and fictional literary ladies (Emma Bovary, Nicole Diver), all while chronicling her own creative frustration as she trails her husband from one backwater academic post to the next, trying to dig herself out of her own alienated funk. It's totally smart, provocative, and oddly sexy., Issues a powerful clarion call for a supportive community of female writers who will fixate on their own experiences without shame and reject the "measuring rod" of the "Great American (Male) Novelist., It is in her 'counterattack against this censorship; that Zambreno is at her most exhilarating and eviscerating: rightfully unashamed to acknowledge that it began from a position of anger, Heroines is rigorous and confident, fiercely intelligent in its demand for a fairer way of reading, writing and writing about women--past, present and future., Zambreno doesn't write with the measured voice of someone who can count on beinglistened to, but with the wail of someone confined to a shed., "Issues a powerful clarion call for a supportive community of female writers who willfixate on their own experiences without shame and reject the "measuring rod" of the "GreatAmerican (Male) Novelist." -- Publishers Weekly, "Zambreno doesn't write with the measured voice of someone who can count on beinglistened to, but with the wail of someone confined to a shed." -- Sheila Heti , London Review of Books, Zambreno stages an impassioned encounter between the medicalised lives of JaneBowles, Vivienne Eliot, Zelda Fitzgerald and other Modernist wives and mistresses and her ownstruggles as a young woman and a writer. The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as shedeconstructs the toxic strategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'.Brilliant and groundbreaking., In her third book, Heroines , a genre-defying battle cry aboutforgotten and suppressed women in literature (as well as her role in the gendered story of her ownlife), Zambreno's mirror is more relentless and reflective than ever. A scholarly treatise forreaders who never cared about scholarship, and a memoir for those who have had enough with theinsularity of simple confession, Heroines synthesizes the raw passion of a diary with the relevanceand scope of nothing less than the history of literature. As 2012 nears a close, I'm hard-pressed tothink of a book I've read this year that obsessed me more in the moment, rippled out as much into mydaily life and conversations, or left more powerful aftershocks., Heroines reads with an almost physical urgency, as though writtenin a hot, hot heat, as Zambreno tangles and untangles historic and fictional literary ladies (EmmaBovary, Nicole Diver), all while chronicling her own creative frustration as she trails her husbandfrom one backwater academic post to the next, trying to dig herself out of her own alienated funk.It's totally smart, provocative, and oddly sexy., "It is in her 'counterattack against this censorship; that Zambreno is at her mostexhilarating and eviscerating: rightfully unashamed to acknowledge that it began from a position ofanger, Heroines is rigorous and confident, fiercely intelligent in its demand fora fairer way of reading, writing and writing about women -- past, present and future." -- Juliet Jacques , New Statesman, The book sizzles with combative, confessional wit as she deconstructs the toxic strategies that Anglo-US culture uses to dismiss or erase 'the girl writing'. Brilliant and groundbreaking., It should come as no surprise that her provocative new work, Heroines , published by Semiotext(e)'s Active Agents imprint next month,challenges easy categorization, this time by poetically swerving in and out of memoir, diary,fiction, literary history, criticism, and theory. With equal parts unabashed pathos and exceptionalintelligence, Heroines foregrounds female subjectivity to produce an impressive and original workthat examines the suppression of various female modernists in relation to Zambreno's own complicatedposition as a writer and a wife.
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809/.89287
Synopsis
A manifesto for "toxic girls" that reclaims the wives and mistresses of modernism for literature and feminism. I am beginning to realize that taking the self out of our essays is a form of repression. Taking the self out feels like obeying a gag order--pretending an objectivity where there is nothing objective about the experience of confronting and engaging with and swooning over literature."--from Heroines On the last day of December, 2009 Kate Zambreno began a blog called Frances Farmer Is My Sister , arising from her obsession with the female modernists and her recent transplantation to Akron, Ohio, where her husband held a university job. Widely reposted, Zambreno's blog became an outlet for her highly informed and passionate rants about the fates of the modernist "wives and mistresses." In her blog entries, Zambreno reclaimed the traditionally pathologized biographies of Vivienne Eliot, Jane Bowles, Jean Rhys, and Zelda Fitzgerald: writers and artists themselves who served as male writers' muses only to end their lives silenced, erased, and institutionalized. Over the course of two years, Frances Farmer Is My Sister helped create a community where today's "toxic girls" could devise a new feminist discourse, writing in the margins and developing an alternative canon. In Heroines , Zambreno extends the polemic begun on her blog into a dazzling, original work of literary scholarship. Combing theories that have dictated what literature should be and who is allowed to write it--from T. S. Eliot's New Criticism to the writings of such mid-century intellectuals as Elizabeth Hardwick and Mary McCarthy to the occasional "girl-on-girl crime" of the Second Wave of feminism--she traces the genesis of a cultural template that consistently exiles female experience to the realm of the "minor," and diagnoses women for transgressing social bounds. "ANXIETY: When she experiences it, it's pathological," writes Zambreno. "When he does, it's existential." By advancing the Girl-As-Philosopher, Zambreno reinvents feminism for her generation while providing a model for a newly subjectivized criticism., A manifesto for "toxic girls" that reclaims the wives and mistresses of modernism for literature and feminism. I am beginning to realize that taking the self out of our essays is a form of repression. Taking the self out feels like obeying a gag order--pretending an objectivity where there is nothing objective about the experience of confronting and engaging with and swooning over literature." --from Heroines On the last day of December, 2009 Kate Zambreno began a blog called Frances Farmer Is My Sister , arising from her obsession with the female modernists and her recent transplantation to Akron, Ohio, where her husband held a university job. Widely reposted, Zambreno's blog became an outlet for her highly informed and passionate rants about the fates of the modernist "wives and mistresses." In her blog entries, Zambreno reclaimed the traditionally pathologized biographies of Vivienne Eliot, Jane Bowles, Jean Rhys, and Zelda Fitzgerald: writers and artists themselves who served as male writers' muses only to end their lives silenced, erased, and institutionalized. Over the course of two years, Frances Farmer Is My Sister helped create a community where today's "toxic girls" could devise a new feminist discourse, writing in the margins and developing an alternative canon. In Heroines , Zambreno extends the polemic begun on her blog into a dazzling, original work of literary scholarship. Combing theories that have dictated what literature should be and who is allowed to write it--from T. S. Eliot's New Criticism to the writings of such mid-century intellectuals as Elizabeth Hardwick and Mary McCarthy to the occasional "girl-on-girl crime" of the Second Wave of feminism--she traces the genesis of a cultural template that consistently exiles female experience to the realm of the "minor," and diagnoses women for transgressing social bounds. "ANXIETY: When she experiences it, it's pathological," writes Zambreno. "When he does, it's existential." By advancing the Girl-As-Philosopher, Zambreno reinvents feminism for her generation while providing a model for a newly subjectivized criticism.
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