Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva, Leon S. Roudiez

Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection

Julia Kristeva, Leon S. Roudiez

219 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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"Kristeva is one of the leading voices in contemporary French criticism, on a par with such names as Genette, Foucault, Greimas and others. . . Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has ...

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