The Feminine of Difference: Gilles Deleuze, Hélène Cixous and Contemporary Critique of the Marquis de Sade: 12 (Literary & Cultural Theory) - Softcover

Zajac, Marta

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ISBN 10: 3631394594 ISBN 13: 9783631394595

Verlag: Peter Lang, 2002

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The work follows the vicissitudes of the concept of difference in contemporary cultural discourse: a shift from the Platonic notion of difference as a pillar of separation to Gilles Deleuze's notion of 'pure difference 'as the ground for communication. Special attention is paid to the relevance of pure difference for gender studies, in particular, as a means of redefining the key relations of mind-body and man-woman. The shape the relations in question assume in patriarchal reality (and the consequent subjugation of the feminine) is presented indirectly, via contemporary readings of the Marquis de Sade, which in large part treat the libertine community as a caricature of patriarchy. On the other hand, the liberating effect of pure difference is traced in the feminine tenor of Gilles Deleuze's and Hélène Cixous's reflection on thought and subjectivity, the affinity between these two gender-marked voices being itself of feminine nature. The principal aim of this book is to point out difference-related controversies of gender theory.

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The Author: Marta Zając is Senior Lecturer in Literary Theory at the University of Silesia, Poland. She has conducted research at different universities, including Stanford University and the University of Manchester; her publications include numerous articles in the fields of literary and cultural studies.

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• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 3631394594
• ISBN 13: 9783631394595
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 122