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Colette: un génie féminin

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“Colette, un génie féminin” : tel est le postulat dont part l’écrivain et psychanalyste Julia Kristeva dans ce dernier tome d’un triptyque consacré à ces femmes qui ont cherché à secouer la pesanteur d’un destin.

Longtemps, Colette a été tenue pour le génie d’une France « surannée ». C’était oublier deux choses.

D’abord à quel point Colette a su ébranler la condition féminine. Parce qu’elle fut une gourmande impétueuse se vivant comme une “hermaphrodite mental”.

Mais il ne faut pas non plus perdre de vue que Colette est loin de se résumer à l’archétype de la femme volage. Cet essai ciselé et profond rend hommage à Colette d’avoir battu en brèche toute la rhétorique de “l’éternel féminin”.

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 1999

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Julia Kristeva

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Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII and author of many acclaimed works. Her Columbia University Press books include Hatred and Forgiveness (2012); The Severed Head: Capital Visions (2014); and, with Philippe Sollers, Marriage as a Fine Art (2016).

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1,030 reviews205 followers
June 1, 2022
In realtà abbandonato; purtroppo questa opzione manca in Goodreads.
Kristeva mi aveva già fregato tantissimi anni fa con "stranieri a noi stessi", libro scritto meravigliosamente, ma di cui non conservo alcun ricordo sostazioso.
Idem con questo saggio.
Adoro Colette, non è un segreto per nessuno, leggerei anche la sua lista della spesa, come si dice ed ho visto entrambi i film biorafici su di lei; quindi quando ho letto di un libro dedicato a lei mi ci sono fiondato.
Però non si capisce di cosa parla: tante splendide parole ben armonizzate, ma su cosa sarebbe questo saggio?
Boh!
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116 reviews3 followers
August 4, 2012
This is an excellent view of Colette's complex and challenging life. Very little is left to the imagination. People who know me will recognize the cover photo as a frequent icon I use. It's a constant reminder of how she lived her life. With courage and beauty.
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February 19, 2016
C'est toujours aussi fascinant de lire sur Colette mais la psychanalyse, c'est vraiment pas pour moi. ;-)
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January 28, 2017
I've just started it but I'm already LOVING it!

I've finished it and really enjoyed it. What a great informative read. It was written in 1990, though. So, twenty years has gone by and I'm hoping to find a more up-to-date writing to fill me in on the last twenty years.
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