From motherhood to mothering : the legacy of Adrienne Rich's Of woman born / edited by Andrea O'Reilly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Reilly, Andrea, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012. Of woman born.

Rich, Adrienne.

Motherhood.

Feminist theory.

Motherhood in literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2004]

Summary:

In the years since the publication of Adrienne Rich's Of Woman Born, the topic of motherhood has emerged as a central issue in feminist scholarship. Arguably still the best feminist book on mothering and motherhood, Of Woman Born is not only a wide-ranging, far-reaching meditation on the meaning and experience of motherhood that draws from the disciplines of anthropology, feminist theory, psychology, and literature, but it also narrates Rich's personal reflections on her experiences of mothering. Andrea O'Reilly gathers feminist scholars from diverse disciplines such as literature, women's studies, law, sociology, anthropology, creative writing, and critical theory and examines how Of Woman Born has informed and influenced the way feminist scholarship "thinks and talks" about motherhood. The contributors explore the many ways in which Rich provides the analytical tools to study and report upon the meaning and experience of motherhood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791462870

0791462889

OCLC:

54103821