Julia Kristeva
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Psychology, Psychiatry, Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Kristeva linked semiotics and literary criticism by treating literature as a psychological, historical, and political phenomenon. Her analyses employ concepts from both psychology and political philosophy.
Early Life
Born in Bulgaria in 1941, Julia Kristeva received her early education from a French religious order and her college training at the University of Sofia. She arrived in Paris in 1966 to begin studies toward a doctoral degree; this step turned into a permanent emigration for her, and her professional life in effect began in...
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