Catherine Clément
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Catherine Clément is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic. She received a degree in philosophy from the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure
, and studied under such luminaries as Claude Lévi-Strauss
and Jacques Lacan
, working in the fields of anthropology and psychoanalysis. A member of the school of French feminism, she has published books with Hélène Cixous
and Julia Kristeva
.
dernière édition entièrement remaniée Le Livre de poche, « Biblio essais », 1985
"Le Divan et le Grigri" + Tobie Nathan, Odile Jacob, 1998
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
, and studied under such luminaries as Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology"....
and Jacques Lacan
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Marie Émile Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who made prominent contributions to psychoanalysis and philosophy, and has been called "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud". Giving yearly seminars in Paris from 1953 to 1981, Lacan influenced France's...
, working in the fields of anthropology and psychoanalysis. A member of the school of French feminism, she has published books with Hélène Cixous
Hélène Cixous
Hélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician. She holds honorary degrees from Queen's University and the University of Alberta in Canada; University College Dublin in Ireland; the University of York and University College...
and Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, sociologist, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She is now a Professor at the University Paris Diderot...
.
Novels
- Bildoungue ou la vie de Freud, Christian Bourgois, 1978
- La Sultane, Grasset, 1981
- Le Maure de Venise, Grasset, 1983
- Bleu Panique, Grasset, 1986
- Adrienne Lecouvreur ou le cœur transporté, Robert Laffont, 1991, (réédition J'ai lu n°3957)
- La Señora, Calmann-Lévy (réédition LGF-Livre de Poche n°8717)
- Pour l'amour de l'Inde, Flammarion, J’ai Lu, 1993
- La valse inachevée, Calmann-Lévy, 1994 (réédition Le Livre de Poche n°13942)
- La Putain du diable, Flammarion, 1996 (rééditon J'ai Lu n°4839)
- Le Roman du Taj Mahal, Noésis, 1997
- Les Dames de l'agave, Flammarion, 1998
- Le Voyage de Théo, Seuil, 1998 (Points Seuil n°P680)
- Martin et Hannah, Calmann-Lévy, 1999 (réédition Le Livre de poche n°14798)
- Afrique esclave, Noésis, 1999
- Jésus au bûcher, Seuil, 2000
- Cherche-midi, Stock, 2000 (réédition Le Livre de poche n°30048)
- Les Mille Romans de Bénarès, Noésis, 2000
- Le Sang du monde, Seuil, 2004, suite du Voyage de Théo
- Les derniers jours de la déesse, Stock, 2006
- La Princesse Mendiante, Panama, 2007 (sur la vie de Mirabai)
Essays
- Lévi-Strauss ou la Structure et le malheur, Seghers, 1re édition en 1970, 2e édition en 1974,
dernière édition entièrement remaniée Le Livre de poche, « Biblio essais », 1985
- Le Pouvoir des mots, Mame, « Repères sciences humaines », 1974
- Miroirs du sujet, 10/18, série « Esthétiques », 1975
- "La Jeune Née", with Hélène CixousHélène CixousHélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician. She holds honorary degrees from Queen's University and the University of Alberta in Canada; University College Dublin in Ireland; the University of York and University College...
U.G.E., 1975 - Les fils de Freud sont fatigués, Grasset, « Figures », 1978
- L’Opéra ou la Défaite des femmesOpera: The Undoing of WomenOpera: The Undoing of Women is a 1979 book by French philosopher Catherine Clément. In it, Clément explores the way in which traditional operatic plots often feature the death of female characters - in her words, "the infinitely repetitive spectacle of a woman who dies, murdered." Besides the...
, Grasset, « Figures », 1979 - Vies et légendes de Jacques Lacan, Grasset, « Figures », 1981, et Le Livre de poche, « Biblio essais », 1983
- Rêver chacun pour l’autre essai sur la politique culturelle, Fayard, 1982
- Le Goût du miel, Grasset, « Figures », 1987
- Gandhi ou l’Athlète de la liberté, Gallimard, « Découvertes », 1989, 2e édition, 1990
- La Syncope, philosophie du ravissement, Grasset, « Figures », 1990
- La Pègre, la peste et les dieux, chroniques du Festival d’Avignon, Éditions théâtrales, 1991
- Sissi, l’impératrice anarchiste, Gallimard, « Découvertes », 1992
- Sollers, la fronde, Julliard, 1995
- Les Révolutions de l’inconscient : histoire et géographie des maladies de l’âme, La Martinière, 2001
"Le Divan et le Grigri" + Tobie Nathan, Odile Jacob, 1998
- Claude Lévi-Strauss, PUF, « Que sais-je ? », 2003
- La Nuit et l’été : rapport sur la culture à la télévision, Seuil/La Documentation française, 2003
- Pour Sigmund Freud, Mengès, 2005
- Maison mère, NIL, 2006
- Qu’est-ce qu’un peuple premier ?, Panama, « Cyclo », 2006
Journalism
- Literary critic and philosopher for Le Matin de ParisLe Matin de ParisLe Matin de Paris was a French daily newspaper, founded on 1 March 1977 by Claude Perdriel, and disappearing in 1987...
- Member of the editorial board of the literary journal L'Arc
- Member of the editorial board of La Nouvelle Critique, a journal of Communist intellectuals
- Member of the editorial board of Opéra International
- Responsible for many issues of Magazine Littéraire
External links
- Official site of Catherine Clément http://www.catherine-clement.com
- Alliance Française USA page http://www.alliance-us.org/en/Page.Culture.Lecture.Clement.aspx