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Book SynopsisIn this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text.
Trade ReviewIn her timely, accessible study, Locey examines the narrative and stylistic strategies Vilette Leduc employs in her works to reach, if not seduce, her reader emotionally an dpsychosomatically and thereby actualize her own salvation through literature. . . this volume should renew interest in Leduc. * The French Review *
The Pleasures of the Text is a quite original and interesting study, which will make a significant contribution to the field of Leduc scholarship. The line and focus it takes is new. . . . It will appeal to, and be of great use to, undergraduate and postgraduate readers alike, as well as Leduc scholars and devotees of Leduc's work—it has a sustained theoretical base but is highly accessible. -- Alex Hughes, University of Birmingham
Table of ContentsPart 1 Of Reader Seduction Chapter 2 The Seductions of Reading: "Emma Bovary and Roland Barthes" Chapter 3 Cycles of Seduction I: Violette Leduc, Reading, and Writing Chapter 4 Cycles of Seduction II: René de Ceccatty and Michele Zackheim Part 5 Seducing the Reader Chapter 6 Jeux Interdits: Reading Leduc's Erotic Touch Chapter 7 Through the Looking Glass: Reading Leduc's Erotic Look Chapter 8 Invitation au Voyage: Reading Leduc's Erotic Voice Chapter 9 Conclusion Chapter 10 Appendix
