Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing - (Wellek Library Lectures) by Hélène Cixous (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><i>Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing</i> 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: <i>The School of the Dead</i>--the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born; <i>The School of Dreams</i>--the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and <i>The School of Roots</i>--the importance of depth in the 'nether realms' in all aspects of writing.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> <i>Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing</i> 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: <i>The School of the Dead</i> -- the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born; <i>The School of Dreams</i> -- the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and <i>The School of Roots</i> -- the importance of depth in the 'nether realms' in all aspects of writing.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Hilhne Cixous is today, in my view, the greatest writer in what I will call my language, the French language if you like. And I am weighing my words as I say that. For a great writer must be a poet-thinker, very much a poet and a very thinking poet." -- Jacques Derrida<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Helene Cixous has published more than thirty works of fiction, plays, and essays. Her recent books translated into English include <i>'Coming to Writing' and Other Essays</i>; <i>Inside</i>; <i>The Exile of James Joyce</i>; <i>Portrait of Dora</i>; <i>The Newly Born Woman</i>; and <i>Reading with Clarice Lispector</i>.
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