by Julia Kristeva · ISBN 9782020055390
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Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection, written by Julia Kristeva, is a prominent work in contemporary French criticism. This essay explores themes of horror and abjection in literature, offering an illuminating perspective on authors like Céline. Kristeva, a leading voice in criticism, places Céline in a context of general interest, making this book an indispensable read for those interested in French literature and para-philosophical modes of discourse.
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, semiotician, psychoanalyst, feminist, and novelist who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She has taught at Columbia University, and is now a professor emerita at Université Paris Cité. The author of more than 30 books, including Powers of Horror, Tales of Love, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia, Proust and the Sense of Time, and the trilogy Female Genius, she has been awarded Commander of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the Order of Merit, the Holberg International Memorial Prize, the Hannah Arendt Prize, and the Vision 97 Foundation Prize, awarded by the Havel Foundation.
