Sexuality and Being in the Poststructuralist Universe of Clarice Lispector: The Differance of Desire

by Earl E. Fitz

Book Overview

Driven by an unfulfilled desire for the unattainable, ultimately indefinable Other, the protagonists of the novels and stories of acclaimed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector exemplify and humanize many of the issues central to poststructuralist thought, from the nature of language, truth, and meaning to the unstable relationships between language, being, and reality. In this book, Earl Fitz demonstrates that, in turn, poststructuralism offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292725299
• ISBN13: 9780292725294
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"