Cherchez la femme : women and values in the Francophone world / edited by Erika Fulop and Adrienne Angelo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fülöp, Erika.

Angelo, Adrienne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--France.

Feminism.

Feminism--French-speaking countries.

Feminism and literature--French-speaking countries.

Feminism and literature.

Feminism and literature--France.

Human body in literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the history of all civilizations at least until very recently, the most fundamental values at the basis of societal organization and culture were determined and sanctified almost exclusively by men - including the values traditionally associated with women, such as corporeal beauty, purity, motherhood, or empathy. However, from the ancient times already, and increasingly toward the end of the second millennium, women have always found ways to overcome the limits set to them by the ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; SECTION I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; SECTION II; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; SECTION III; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; SECTION IV; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-19303-5

1-4438-3112-3

9786613193032

OCLC:

830168646