Ebook: Volleys of Humanity: Essays 1972–2009

A new collection from one of the most famous and influential French theorists

These 15 essays – 6 previously unpublished even in French and 5 published in English for the first time – span nearly 40 years of Cixous’ writing. Here, she ranges over literature, philosophy, politics and culture in what she calls her ‘autobibliography’.

Key Features

• Considers a wide variety of writers, including Proust, Kleist, Lispector, Joyce, Shakespeare and Stendhal
• Each essay is accompanied by references and commentary