Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Illustrations xiii
6. Introduction 3
7. History, Ideology, Theory: Tracing the Contexts of Feminist Writing in the 1970S in France and Quebec 10
8. (W)Rites of Passage: Hélène Cixous’s La 37
9. Excavating the Body, Unwinding the (Inter)Text: Madeleine Gagnon’s Lueur 98
10. Drawing the Line and Transgressing Limits: Nicole Brossard’s L’Amèr 153
11. Madwomen and the Mother Tongue: Jeanne Hyvrard’s Early Novels 208
12. Conclusion 268
13. Notes 283
14. Bibliography 319
15. Index 337