The Voracious Text – Hélène Cixous’ Vivre l’orange
In her autobiographical texts, Hélène Cixous creates a strong connection between self, writing and place through the medium of consumption. Hers is a voracious writing which both consumes and creates the self. In her texts there is an intricate relationship – on the level of the signifier – between...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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University of Pitesti
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Studii si Cercetari Filologice: Seria Limbi Straine Aplicate |
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| Online Access: | http://scf-lsa.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SCF-LSA-18-2019.pdf |
| Summary: | In her autobiographical texts, Hélène Cixous creates a strong connection between self, writing and place through the medium of consumption. Hers is a voracious writing which both consumes and creates the self. In her texts there is an intricate relationship – on the level of the signifier – between the narrating “I”, the letters of the text and referentiality. Perhaps one of the most conspicuous examples is her play upon words in Living the Orange, where orange is a pun made up of Oran, her birth place, and je which claims a central part in the text. In this way, Cixous ensures a non-objectified version of the self but one which is entrenched in a highly subjective space and language. |
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| ISSN: | 1583-2236 2344-4525 |