The Portable Cixous

HAclAne Cixous is one of the twentieth centurys most influentialtheorists genredefying writers and groundbreaking playwrights. Her work hasbeen translated into ... » 

HAclAne Cixous is one of the twentieth centurys most influentialtheorists genredefying writers and groundbreaking playwrights. Her work hasbeen translated into almost a dozen languages and touches on every facet of ourlives mdashdreams sex relationships identity our conception of realityand our attempts at defining the self. As her close companion Jacques Derridaonce pointed out however a profound misunderstanding of Cixous persistsamong her fans. Many readers know little of her work beyond theoretical textsand miss out on the innovators idiosyncratic mix of autobiographical andfictional narrative combined with philosophical and poeticreflections.Providing a truly liberal selection of Cixouss writings fromthroughout the intellectuals career Marta Segarra rediscovers Cixoussremarkable acts of invention for a new generation. Divided into six thematicparts writing and dreaming in the feminine Algeria and Germany love and theother the animal Derrida and the theater of HAclAne Cixous withcritical essays introducing each group this anthology fully captures Cixoussgenius for merging fiction theory and living in her writing. Her work defiesclassification and locks literature philosophy psychoanalysis into thrillingnew patterns of engagement. Whether readers are familiar with Cixouss work orare approaching her for the first time all will find fascinating newperspectives on gender fiction theater theory and Jewish and postcolonialidentities. «