Colette by Julia Kristeva

Colette by Julia Kristeva

The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius,Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight.

This scholarly biography, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Colette's death, is not a scandal sheet but a psychoanalysis of Colette in which Kristeva uses psycholinguistics to explore the author's work and life.. Recommended for academic libraries. Library Journal Persuasive and entertaining. As an account of how Colette's writing works through vivid and sexualized metaphor, it's quite superb... Kristeva and Colette are a brilliant coupling. The Times (London) part psychoanalysis, part apologia--all based in love. -- Julia Balen Women's Review of Books A major study on a figure who remains one of France's most underrated writers. -- Julien Bisson France Today This is a wonderful book by one of the finest minds of our time. -- Michael Payne Daily Item

Julia Kristeva is professor of linguistics at the University of Paris VII. A world-renowned psychoanalyst and literary theorist, she is the author of many books, including Hannah Arendtand Melanie Klein (both published by Columbia). Jane Marie Todd is a translator living in Portland, Oregon. She has published some thirty translations, including Catherine Clement and Julia Kristeva's The Feminine and the Sacred (Columbia).

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ISBN 13	9780231128964
ISBN 10	0231128967
Title	Colette
Author	Julia Kristeva
Series	European Perspectives: A Series In Social Thought And Cultural Criticism
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Year published	2004-06-16
Number of pages	448
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