{"product_id":"cixous-irigaray-kristeva-kelly-ives-9781861714206","title":"Cixous, Irigaray, Kristeva: The Jouissance of French Feminism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCIXOUS, IRIGARAY, KRISTEVATHE JOUISSANCE OF FRENCH FEMINISM\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a poetic study of three French feminists, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva and H駘鈩e Cixous, the 'holy trinity' of French feminism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e EXTRACT FROM THE INTRODUCTION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e H駘鈩e Cixous, Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva all have different modes of writing. There are times when they are writing in the sober, tones of a cultural critic, philosopher or psychoanalyst. They have strident feminist voices (Cixous and Irigaray more than Kristeva). They are personal reminiscence modes. They have a relaxed, informal mode in interviews. And, most powerful of all, they have lyrical modes. Thus, Cixous, the most 'poetic' of the three, will break into a visionary, ultra-lyrical way of writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Luce Irigaray, too, changes, less frequently than H駘鈩e Cixous, from a critical to a lyrical form. Thus, in a piece such as \"When Our Lips Speak Together\", Irigaray will write poetic sentences such as 'Kiss me. Two lips kiss two lips, and openness is ours again.' This is the kind of phrase which never appears in most cultural theorists outside of quotation marks. One doesn't find Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, Gilles Deleuze, Jean Baudrillard, Mikhail Bakhtin, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes or Jean-Paul Sartre writing 'kiss me' very often. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What marks H駘鈩e Cixous, Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva apart from many cultural theorists and philosophers, then, is this personal, confessional and poetic way of writing, where they directly address the reader as the other, the 'you' in an intimate relationship. Derrida, Foucault, Baudrillard, and Jakobson are rarely, if ever, this personal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e KELLY IVES has written widely on feminism, philosophy and art. Her previous books include Julia Kristeva and H駘鈩e Cixous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The text has been revised and updated for this edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Illustrated, with a revised text. European Writers Series. Bibliography and notes. 188pp. ISBN 9781861714206. www.crmoon.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eREVIEW ON AMAZON: This text offers a useful introductory overview... it certainly provides a reasonably clear summary. To its credit this book is accessible, ideal for first time students looking for ideas.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Ives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861714203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861714206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crescent Moon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d","brand":"Kelly Ives","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125497032959,"sku":"9781861714206","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c718ee9-9e8c-4968-b569-e49656694671.jpg?v=1687442968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cixous-irigaray-kristeva-kelly-ives-9781861714206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}