Simone de Beauvoir

Zusatztext 'These little books are certainly helpful study guides. They are clear! concise and complete. They are ideal for undergraduates studying for exams or writing essays and for lifelong learners wanting to expand their knowledge of a given author or idea.' - Beth Lord! Times Higher Education Supplement Informationen zum Autor Ursula Tidd is a lecturer in French at the University of Manchester, and the author of Simone de Beauvoir, Gender and Testimony (1999). Klappentext Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking work has transformed the way we think about gender and identity. Without her 1949 text The Second Sex, gender theory as we know it today would be unthinkable. A leading figure in French existentialism, Beauvoir's concepts of 'becoming woman' and of woman as 'Other' are among the most influential ideas in feminist enquiry and debate.This book guides the reader through the main areas of Simone de Beauvoir's thought, including: *existentialism and ethics*gender studies and feminism*literature and autobiography*sexuality, the body and ageingDrawing upon Beauvoir's literary and theoretical texts, this is the ideal introduction to her thought for students on a range of courses including literature, cultural studies, gender, philosophy and modern languages. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon de Beauvior's literary and theoretical texts, this is the essential guidebook for those approaching the work of this key thinker for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis WHY BEAUVOIR?; Part 1 KEY IDEAS; Chapter 1 EXISTENTIALISM; Chapter 2 ETHICS; Chapter 3 BECOMING WOMAN; Chapter 4 FEMINIST PRAXIS; Chapter 5 LITERATURE; Chapter 6 AGE; ab AFTER BEAUVOIR; fu1 FURTHER READING; wo1 WORKS CITED Index;

Product details

• Authors: Ursula Tidd, Tidd Ursula
• Assisted by: Robert Eaglestone (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2004
• EAN: 9780415263634
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26363-4
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers; Critical Thinkers; Routledge Critical Thinkers; Critical Thinkers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; History, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Humanities, Feminism & feminist theory, Literary theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Phenomenology and Existentialism