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Powers of Horror
An Essay on Abjection
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Julia Kristeva offers an extensive and profound consideration of the nature of abjection. Drawing on Freud and Lacan, she analyses the nature of attitudes toward repulsive subjects and examines the function of these topics in the writings of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, and other...
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Julia Kristeva offers an extensive and profound consideration of the nature of abjection. Drawing on Freud and Lacan, she analyses the nature of attitudes toward repulsive subjects and examines the function of these topics in the writings of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, and other authors.
In Powers of Horror, Kristeva delves into the psychological and cultural dimensions of what is considered horrifying, exploring how these elements are manifested in literature and everyday life. Her insights provide a compelling examination of the boundaries of human experience and the limits of tolerance.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780231214575
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Leon Roudiez
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 248
About the Author
Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII. A renowned psychoanalyst, philosopher, and linguist, she has written dozens of books spanning semiotics, political theory, literary criticism, gender and sex, and cultural critique, as well as several novels and autobiographical works, published in English translation by Columbia University Press. Kristeva was the inaugural recipient of the Holberg International Memorial Prize in 2004 “for innovative explorations of questions on the intersection of language, culture, and literature.”
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