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Newly Born Woman

By Helene Cixous
Series: Theory and History of Literature
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The Newly Born Woman, originally published in France as La jeune nee in 1975, presents a foundational exploration of modern feminist theory. In this pioneering work, Helene Cixous and Catherine Clement introduce the concept of ecriture feminine, analysing how women's sexuality and unconscious influence their imagination, language, and literary expression. Through critical readings of historical, literary, and psychoanalytic texts, the authors uncover the repressed and unconscious elements within culture and history.
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This book is essential for students and scholars of feminist theory, literature, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies, as well as readers interested in the development of feminist writing and the unconscious dimensions of history and language.

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Published in France as La jeune nee in 1975, and found here in its first English translation, The Newly Born Woman is a landmark text of the modern feminist movement. In it, Helene Cixous and Catherine Clement put forward the concept of ecriture feminine, exploring the ways women's sexuality and unconscious shape their imaginary, their language, and their writing.

Through their readings of historical, literary, and psychoanalytic accounts, Cixous and Clement explore what is hidden and repressed in culture, revealing the unconscious of history.

Series: Theory and History of Literature

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816614660

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 June 1986

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Catherine Clement

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Education & Reference Helene Cixous Non-Fiction Series: Theory and History of Literature

About the Author

Helene Cixous chairs the Center for Research in Feminine Studies at the Universite de Paris VIII-Saint Denis and teaches at the College International de Philosophie in Paris. She is the author ofManna for the Mandelstams for the Mandelas(Minnesota, 1994),Readings(Minnesota, 1991), andReading with Clarice Lispector(Minnesota, 1990).

Catherine Clement has been a professor, a journalist, a diplomat, and cultural editor of Le Matin. She is the author ofSyncope(Minnesota, 1994) andOpera, or the Undoing of Women(Minnesota, 1988).

Betsy Wing is translator ofThe College of Socioloy, edited by Denis Hollier (Minnesota, 1988).

Sandra M. Gilbert is professor of English at the University of California, Davis, and coeditor (with Susan Gubar) ofThe Norton Anthology of Literature by Women(1985).

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