JOHN L'HEUREUX, THE HANDMAID OF DESIRE: A NOVEL
L'Heureux, John. THE HANDMAID OF DESIRE: A NOVEL. New York: Soho Press Inc.,
1996
BIOGRAPHIC AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC
L'Heureux is Professor of English at Stanford University. Others of his
fifteen published books are The Shrine at Altamira, Comedians, An
Honorable Profession, A Woman Run Mad.
SELECTED SUMMARY NOTES ON THE TEXT
This book is the subject of an essay.
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Epigraphs at front of book: "The author is dead and his intentions are
irrelevant." Michel Foucault. "Literature is the cemetery of communication."
Maurice Blanchot. "Don't come crying to me." Anton Chekhov.
SIGNIFICANCE, EVALUATION, AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER WORK
This book is the subject of an essay.
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