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The Book of Promethea - (European Women Writers) by Helene Cixous (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Book of Promethea - (European Women Writers) by Helene Cixous (Paperback)

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  • In writing Le Livre de Promethea Hélène Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language.
  • About the Author: Hélène Cixous is also author of the play The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, translated by Juliet Flower MacCannell, Judith Pike, and Lollie Groth (Nebraska 1994).
  • 232 Pages
  • Social Science, Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • Series Name: European Women Writers

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In 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."



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Hélène Cixous is also author of the play The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, translated by Juliet Flower MacCannell, Judith Pike, and Lollie Groth (Nebraska 1994). Betsy Wing is a freelance translator and fiction writer. She translated Catherine Clément and Hélène Cixous's La Jeune Née (The Newly Born Woman) into English in 1986. A collection of her fiction, Look Out for Hydrophobia, was published in 1990.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.99 Inches (H) x 5.09 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Series Title: European Women Writers
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Feminism & Feminist Theory
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Helene Cixous
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 1991
TCIN: 88969690
UPC: 9780803263437
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-8173
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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