Description
| Product ID: | 9780415280129 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | New Accents |
| Title: | Sexual/Textual Politics |
| Subtitle: | Feminist Literary Theory |
| Authors: | Author: Toril Moi |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, Feminism and feminist theory, Literary studies: general, Feminism & feminist theory, French |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book examines the strengths and limitations of the two main strands in feminist criticism, the Anglo-American and the French, paying particular attention to the works of Cixous, Irigaray and Kristeva. What are the political implications of a feminist critical practice? How do the problems of the literary text relate to the priorities and perspectives of feminist politics as a whole? Sexual/Textual Politics addresses these fundamental questions and examines the strengths and limitations of the two main strands in feminist criticism, the Anglo-American and the French, paying particular attention to the works of Cixous, Irigaray and Kristeva. In the years since publication this book has rightly attained the status of a classic. Written for readers with little knowledge of the subject, Sexual/Textual Politics nevertheless makes its own intervention into key debates, arguing provocatively for a commitedly political and theoretical criticism as against merely textual or apolitical approaches. With a new afterword in this edition, Sexual/Textual Politics is a must-read for all those interested in feminist literary theory. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-06-14 |
