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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 16:36:21 +1100 (EST)
From: Catherine Driscoll <s_cad1-AT-eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU>
Subject: _Newly Born Woman_



As the list isn't very busy, I was wondering if anyone can help trace 
the following reference in Catherine Clement's section of _La Jeune Nee_:

"Let's borrow from a philosopher what we need to prepare for our 
departure: 'The parthogenetic virgin remains the living matrix of last 
night's philosophy: the girl, a minor, is hesitating before the 
troubling, free space of her majority.'
She has loosened herself from the looks fixed upon her attacks; she has 
loosened herself from the ties that bound her to the showmen of she-bears: 
Simon Magus, Jean Bodin, Charcot, a certain Freud... all the masters.  She, 
like the sorceress, is going to fly away.  But this time, one will know what 
she becomes." (page 57 of the English translation).  

I want to trace the reference for this embedded quote, what "philosopher" 
is she borrowing from?  Girls, minorities and majorities sound like 
Deleuze, but I don't recall any virgins and the "living matrix" doesn't 
sound right.  Any ideas?


Catherine Driscoll
 

University of Melbourne
Australia




   

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