Aims to gather the secondary literature on Simone de Beauvoir, Julia Kristeva, Helene Cixous, and Luce Irigaray to provide a conspectus of their works. This book includes an introduction to that thinker's work and her philosophical relevance.

Although at times criticized for its philosophical density, French cultural theory remains a flourishing, if highly contested, area of academic study. Four feminist thinkers in this tradition continue to be especially prominent: Simone de Beauvoir, Julia Kristeva, Hélène Cixous, and Luce Irigaray. This new collection from Routledge gathers together the very best secondary literature on these thinkers to provide an indispensable conspectus of their works. Each of the four thinkers is represented by an individual volume, and each volume includes a newly written introduction to that thinker’s work and her philosophical relevance.