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Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
Series: The Wellek Library Lectures
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This book will engage lovers of literary theory, poetry, and the philosophy of writing, especially those interested in language's creative and transformative power. It suits readers who appreciate emotive, reflective prose and an exploration of the craft behind great literature.
An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death.
Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing is a poetic, insightful, and ultimately moving exploration of 'the strange science of writing.' In a magnetic, irresistible narrative, Cixous reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for 'great' writing: The School of the Dead-the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born; The School of Dreams-the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and The School of Roots-the importance of depth in the 'nether realms' in all aspects of writing.
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Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing is a poetic, insightful, and ultimately moving exploration of "the strange science of writing." In a magnetic, irresistible narrative, Cixous reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing:
The School of the Dead – the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born;
The School of Dreams – the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and
The School of Roots – the importance of depth in the "nether realms" in all aspects of writing.
Cixous’s love of language and passion for the written word is evident on every page. Her emotive style draws heavily on the writers she most admires: the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector, the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, the Austrian novelists Ingeborg Bachmann and Thomas Bernhard, Dostoyevsky and, most of all, Kafka.
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Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
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Jacques Derrida praises Cixous as "the greatest writer in what I will call my language, the French language," describing her as a "poet-thinker," someone who embodies both profound poetry and intellectual depth.
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ISBN: 9780231076593
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 December 1994
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Sarah Cornell
- Translated by Susan Sellers
- Translated by Sarah Cornell
- Translated by Susan Sellers
- Translated by Sarah Cornell
- Translated by Susan Sellers
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Weight: 250g
Pages: 162
About the Author
Helene Cixous has published more than thirty works of fiction, plays, and essays. Her recent books translated into English include 'Coming to Writing' and Other Essays; Inside; The Exile of James Joyce; Portrait of Dora; The Newly Born Woman; and Reading with Clarice Lispector.
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