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Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection
Contributor(s): Kristeva, Julia (Author), Roudiez, Leon (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0231053479     ISBN-13: 9780231053471
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1984
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Annotation: Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American
Dewey: 843.912
LCCN: 82004481
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: European Perspectives Series
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.86" W x 8.95" L (0.70 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
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Publisher Description:
Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse."

Contributor Bio(s): Kristeva, Julia: - Julia Kristeva is professor of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII and author of many acclaimed works and novels, including The Severed Head: Capital Visions, This Incredible Need to Believe, Hatred and Forgiveness, and Teresa, My Love: An Imagined Life of the Saint of Avila, all published by Columbia. She is the recipient of the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought and the Holberg International Memorial Prize.
 
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