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The Kristeva Reader - by Julia Kristeva (Paperback)

The Kristeva Reader - by  Julia Kristeva (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An easily accessible introduction to Kristeva's work in English. The essays have been selected as representative of the three main areas of Kristeva's writing--semiotics, psychoanalysis, and political theory--and are each prefaced by a clear, instructive introduction. For beginners or those familiar with Kristeva's work this is a good complement to <i>The Portable Kristeva</i> with a convenient selection of articles from Kristeva's earlier work some of which are otherwise hard to come by.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>An easily accessible introduction to Kristeva's work in English. The essays have been selected as representative of the three main areas of Kristeva's writing--semiotics, psychoanalysis, and political theory--and are each prefaced by a clear, instructive introduction. For beginners or those familiar with Kristeva's work this is a good complement to <i>The Portable Kristeva</i> with a convenient selection of articles from Kristeva's earlier work some of which are otherwise hard to come by.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Julia Kristeva is one of Europe's most brilliant and original theorists, widely acclaimed for her work in such diverse areas as linguistics, psychoanalysis, and literary and political theory. As a linguist, she has pioneered a revolutionary theory of the sign in its relation to social and political emancipation; as a practicing psychoanalyst, she has produced work on the nature of the human subject and sexuality of particular interest of feminists.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"It has been apprarent for some time that Julia Kristeva has inherited the intellectual throne left vacant by the death of Simone de Beauvoir." -- Elaine Showalter<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Julia Kristeva, internationally known psychoanalyst and critic, is Professor of Linguistics at the University de Paris VII. She has hosted a French television series and is the author of many critically acclaimed books published by Columbia University Press in translation, including <i>Time and Sense: Proust and the Experience of Literature</i> and the novel, <i>Possessions.</i>

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