French feminist thought : a reader

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French feminist thought : a reader

edited by Toril Moi

Blackwell, 1987

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Translated from the French

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This anthology introduces the English-speaking reader to some of the major elements of recent French feminist thought with a series of full-length essays by French feminists, most of which are translated here for the first time, while some have been collected from scattered journals and reviews. While including contributions from well-known theorists such as Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva, the book aims particularly to demonstrate the variety of views held by French women on such central feminist issues as politics, sexual difference, creativity, writing and art, by providing a cross-section of texts from the women's movement, recent feminist research and intellectual debate in France. The book includes sections from the works of Simone de Beauvoir, Annie de Pisan, Anne Tristan, Christine Delphy, Arlette Farge, Elisabeth Badinter, Michele Le Doeuff, Sarah Kofman, and Michele Montrelay. "French Feminist Thought" also presents the English-speaking reader with the new feminist approaches to male-dominated disciplines such as history, philosophy and psychoanalysis.

Table of Contents

  • Part I From Simone de Beauvoir to the women's movement: women and creativity, Simone de Beauvoir
  • tales from the women's movement, Anne Tristan and Annie de Pisan. Part II The politics of difference: parole de femme, Annie Leclerc
  • protofeminism and antifeminism, Christine Delphy
  • talking about "Polylogue", Julia Kristeva
  • sexual difference, Luce Irigaray. Part III History: women's history - an overview, Arlette Farge
  • maternal indifference, Elisabeth Badinter. Part IV Philosophy and psychoanalysis: women and philosophy, Michele Le Doeuff
  • the narcissistic woman, Sarah Kofman
  • inquiry into femininity, Michele Montrelay.

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  • NCID
    BA01267961
  • ISBN
    • 0631149724
    • 0631149732
  • LCCN
    87005216
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 260 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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