Kristeva's Fiction by Benigno Trigo

Kristeva's Fiction by Benigno Trigo

With published work spanning more than forty years, Julia Kristeva's influence in psychoanalysis and literary theory is difficult to overstate. In addition to this scholarship Kristeva has written several novels, however this portion of her oeuvre has received comparatively scant attention. In this book, Kristeva scholars from a number of disciplines analyze her novels in relation to her work in psychoanalysis, interrogating the relationships between fiction and theory. The essays explore questions including, what is the value of experimental writing that escapes easy definition and classification, putting ideas at the same level as character, pacing, plot, suspense, form, and style? And, how might such fiction help its readers overcome the psychological maladies that affect contemporary society? The contributors make a compelling case for understanding Kristeva's fiction as a crucial influence to her wider psychoanalytic project.

"This makes for dense reading that admirably mirrors its subject matter, but therein are stimulating ideas on fiction and theory; how pace, plot, form, and style function; and even how detective fiction might offer a panacea for psychological maladies in today's society" — CHOICE

Benigno Trigo is Professor of Latin American Literature at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of several books, including Remembering Maternal Bodies: Melancholy in Latina and Latin American Women's Writing, and the editor of Foucault and Latin America: Appropriations and Deployments of Discursive Analysis.

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ISBN 13	9781438448268
ISBN 10	1438448260
Title	Kristeva's Fiction
Author	Benigno Trigo
Series	Suny Series Insinuations: Philosophy Psychoanalysis Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2014-07-02
Number of pages	204
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