Geneses, Genealogies, Genres, and Genius: The Secrets of the Archive

by Jacques Derrida

Book Overview

Jacques Derrida argues that the feminist and intellectual H l ne Cixous is the most important writer working within the French idiom today. To prove this, he elucidates the epistemological and historical interconnectedness of four terms: genesis, genealogy, genre, and genius, and how they pertain to or are implicated in Cixous's work.

Derrida explores Cixous's genius (a masculine term in French, he is quick to point out) and the inspiration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231139799
• ISBN13: 9780231139793
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher