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Powers of horror: an essay on abjection

By Julia Kristeva

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
1982
ISBN
9780231053471, 0231053479, 0231053460, 9780231053464
LCC
PQ2607.E834Z
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8437185 bytes)
Series
European Perspectives Series
Pages
219\231
Time added
2017-07-29 13:22:56
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Description

Kristeva is one of the leading voices in contemporary French criticism, on a par with such names as Genette, Foucault, Greimas and others. "Powers of Horror" is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse. The sections on Céline, for example, are indispensable reading for those interested in this writer and place him within a context that is both illuminating and of general interest. Translated by Leon S. Roudiez

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