Strangers to Ourselves

by Julia Kristeva

Book Overview

This book is concerned with the notion of the "stranger" -the foreigner, outsider, or alien in a country and society not their own- as well as the notion of strangeness within the self -a person's deep sense of being, as distinct from outside appearance and their conscious idea of self.

Kristeva begins with the personal and moves outward by examining world literature and philosophy. She discusses the foreigner in Greek tragedy, in the Bible,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231071574
• ISBN13: 9780231071574
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher