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Psyche of Feminism: Sand, Colette, Sarraute (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures)
Catherine Peebles
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Paperback. This work argues that a feminist ethics, in order to be both feminist and ethical, needs to embrace psychoanalysis. It includes an analysis of two attempts by George Sand to reimagine the sexual relationship where the emphasis is on political injustice and the impossibility of women's desires. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFM; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
The Psyche of Feminism argues that a feminist ethics, in order to be both feminist and ethical, needs to embrace psychoanalysis. After reviewing the relation between feminism and psychoanalysis and arguing for the centrality of psychoanalysis to feminist thought, the study offers an analysis of two attempts by George Sand to reimagine the sexual relationship (Letters to Marcie, Lelia), where the emphasis is on political injustice and the impossibility of women's desires. Moving from rights and desires to the question of pleasures, Peebles then takes up a relatively little-read work by Colette, The Pure and the Impure, in which the ... Read more
The Psyche of Feminism argues that a feminist ethics, in order to be both feminist and ethical, needs to embrace psychoanalysis. After reviewing the relation between feminism and psychoanalysis and arguing for the centrality of psychoanalysis to feminist thought, the study offers an analysis of two attempts by George Sand to reimagine the sexual relationship (Letters to Marcie, Lelia), where the emphasis is on political injustice and the impossibility of women's desires. Moving from rights and desires to the question of pleasures, Peebles then takes up a relatively little-read work by Colette, The Pure and the Impure, in which the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Series
Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557533296
SKU
V9781557533296
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About Catherine Peebles
Catherine M. Peebles, University of New Hampshire, has written on French literature and film, psychoanalytic theory, and feminist theory. Currently she is working on a project tentatively entitled Anxiety, Equality, and the Will to Power.
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