Neuter summarizes H# lene Cixous's early concerns - self, language, meaning, relations, # criture feminine - by laying bare metaphors, incorporating existing material, and developing text by association, fragmentation, and play on signifiers. Its "substance" is nebulous; its woven structure determines the presence and function of all its elements and expresses Cixous's guiding philosophy. Neuter's goal is to transform the narratives, myths, and discourses that mold our selves, provoking a revelation through new juxtapositions of the self with all others or new relations. The title reflects both Cixous's focus on language and her attempt to free us from sexual preconceptions. Neuter was first published by Grasset in 1972 as the third part of a trilogy which includes Le troisi# me corps and Les commencements, published in 1970.
- ISBN10 1611482135
- ISBN13 9781611482133
- Publish Date 1 September 2004 (first published 26 July 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bucknell University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 143
- Language English