Desire in language: A semiotic approach to literature and art (European perspectives)

This study proposes and tests theories involving first the origin and development of the novel, and second what the author has defined as a signifying practice in "poetic language" and pictorial works. She rejects the postulates of Freudian ego psychology, and argues the existence in language of a split subject divided between unconscious and conscious motivations; that is, between physiological processes and social constraints. By Julia Kristeva ; Edited By Leon S. Roudiez ; Translated By Thomas Gora, Alice Jardine, And Leon S. Roudiez. Eight Of The 10 Essays Included Were Originally Published (in French) In The Author's Polylogue And Two In The Author's Sēmeiōtikē. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 000......Page 1 001......Page 15 002......Page 105 003......Page 115 004......Page 135 005......Page 215