Three steps on the ladder of writing
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Three steps on the ladder of writing
（The Wellek Library lectures at the University of California, Irvine）
Columbia University Press, c1993
- : pbk
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Three lectures given in May 1990 at the University of California, Irvine
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-162)
Contents of Works
- The school of the dead
- The school of dreams
- The school of roots
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780231076586
Description
An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death.
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: pbk ISBN 9780231076593
Description
Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing is a poetic, insightful, and ultimately moving exploration of 'the strange science of writing.' In a magnetic, irresistible narrative, Cixous reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for 'great' writing: The School of the Dead-the notion that something or someone must die in order for good writing to be born; The School of Dreams-the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration and output; and The School of Roots-the importance of depth in the 'nether realms' in all aspects of writing. Cixous's love of language and passion for the written word is evident on every page. Her emotive style draws heavily on the writers she most admires: the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector, the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, the Austrian novelists Ingeborg Bachmann and Thomas Bernhard, Dostoyevsky and, most of all, Kafka.
Table of Contents
The School of the Dead The School of Dreams The School of Roots Notes
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