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The work is an extensive treatise on the subject of abjection, [1] in which Kristeva draws on the theories of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan to examine horror, marginalization, castration, the phallic signifier, the "I/Not I" dichotomy, the Oedipal complex, exile, and other concepts appropriate to feminist criticism and queer theory .
21 de abr. de 2009 · Powers of horror : an essay on abjection : Kristeva, Julia, 1941- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
The corpse, seen without God and outside of science, is the utmost of abjection. It is death infecting life. Abject. It is something rejected from which one does not part, from which one does not protect oneself as from an object. Imaginary uncanniness and real threat, it beckons to us and ends up engulfing us.
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (European Perspectives Series) Tapa blanda – 4 junio 1984. Edición en Inglés de Julia Kristeva (Autor), Leon Roudiez (Traductor) 4,7 114 valoraciones. Parte de: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism (101 libros)
1 de may. de 1980 · What is this mysterious power behind the curtain of so many intense, uncomfortable emotions? It’s called abjection. It is the subject of Julia Kristeva's book, The Powers of Horror. Abjection is what happens when there is a breakdown of the distinction between self and other.
In Powers of Horror, Julia Kristeva offers an extensive and profound consideration of the nature of abjection. Drawing on Freud and Lacan, she analyzes the nature of attitudes toward repulsive subjects and examines the function of these topics in the writings of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, and other authors.
15 de abr. de 1982 · Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (European Perspectives Series) Paperback – April 15, 1982. by Julia Kristeva (Author), Leon Roudiez (Translator) 119. Part of: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism (102 books) See all formats and editions. Coupon: Apply $4.55 coupon Terms.
