Description
Book SynopsisDesire in Language traces the path of an investigation into the semiotics of literature and the arts. Julia Kristeva proposes and tests theories centered on the nature and development of the novel.
Trade ReviewKristeva’s depiction of contrariety and anomaly at the heart of postmodernist theory is ingenious, provocative, and challenging. * Contemporary Literature *
An important work for students of cultural processes and anyone interested in a semiotic approach to the problems of cultural history. -- Hayden White * Journal of Modern History *
A provocative rereading of a diverse and crucial canon. * Criticism *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Leon S. Roudiez
1. The Ethics of Linguistics
2. The Bounded Text
3. Word, Dialogue, and Novel
4. How Does One Speak to Literature?
5. From One Identity to an Other
6. The Father, Love, and Banishment
7. The Novel as Polylogue
8. Giotto's Joy
9. Motherhood According to Giovanni Bellini
10. Place Names
Notes
Index
