{"product_id":"book-of-promethea","title":"Book of Promethea","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn writing \u003ci\u003eLe Livre de Promethea\u003c\/i\u003e HÉlÈne Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in France in 1983. Its translation into English by Betsy Wing will extend the influence of a writer already famous for her novels and contributions to feminist theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her introduction Betsy Wing notes the contemporary emphasis on \"fictions of presence.\" Cixous, in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Promethea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, works to \"repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242198192472,"sku":"9780803263437","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780803263437.jpg?v=1781071215","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/book-of-promethea","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}